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Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp I find the iridescent effect on the wings very interesting. Diplazon laetatorius,Geotagged,Hover Fly Parasite,Portugal,Winter,insect,macro Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

I find the iridescent effect on the wings very interesting.

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    Christine Young
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    I agree -- the iridescence is really neat. Posted 3 years ago
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      Flavio
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      Thank you for your feedback Christine :-) Posted 3 years ago

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The Hover Fly Parasite

Diplazon laetatorius, the Hover Fly Parasite, is a parasitoid wasp with a worldwide distribution. It is a parasitoid of a wide range of Diptera, especially aphidophagous syrphid flies (more than 50 host species reported in Syrphidae).

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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Uploaded Mar 13, 2022. Captured Mar 8, 2022 08:01 in R. Dr. Evaristo Sousa Gago 2, 8150-107 São Brás de Alportel, Portugal.
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  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.