Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Parasitoid wasp

Posted by Iolaire on 25-09-2007 15:52
#1

Hi there,

On the 23rd of september I followed this wasp for more than half an hour as it was searching and hunting through my garden. I finally caught him attacking and capturing a small catterpillar.

Is this ancistrocerus sp? (it was a little smaller than the ancistrocerus species I normally find in my garden, but I'm not sure if there are any variations in size)

Cheers!

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Posted by Paul Beuk on 25-09-2007 16:38
#2

Not parasitoid but aculeate: Symmorphus or Ancistrocerus?