Parasitic wasps (numerous families)

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Parasitic wasps (numerous families)

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

Yesterday

Love the action shots

Psyllaephagus sp. (genus)

Roger wrote:

30 Jul 2025

Certainly looks similar but the ovipositor is much shorter than all images on iNaturalist or ALA. Can it be extended? (from Jane Wright)

Ichneumonidae (family)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

30 Jul 2025

Lissonota?

Ichneumonidae (family)

CathB wrote:

11 Jul 2025

See sighting 4682195 which shows the contents of this pupal case 18 months later

Chalcididae (family)

DiBickers wrote:

1 Jul 2025

@kasiaaus ruling out the mud-nesting spider wasps & potter wasps, it’s also possible this could be the larva of one of the parasitoid wasps like the Ichneumon/Braconid Wasps. Apparently their larvae can feed openly on the host like this but I’m still not sure how we can go about verifying the ID without raising the larva☹️

Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily)