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Hover Fly Parasite, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Presumed species. Found on an oak leaf in a pine forest. This female imago was rapidly traversing the leaf, completely restless. I based identification on the banded legs of yellow and red, ending in black on the hind legs. Furthermore, the yellow marks on the top of the eyes. <br /> <br /> Closeup:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64825/hover_fly_parasite_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html" title="Hover Fly Parasite, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/64825_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YZJSLA5vn1kglCPG5khS9gvO%2FDs%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Hover Fly Parasite, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Presumed species. Found on an oak leaf in a pine forest. This female imago was rapidly traversing the leaf, completely restless. I based identification on the banded legs of yellow and red, ending in black on the hind legs. Furthermore, the yellow marks on the top of the eyes. <br /> <br /> Check the little photo bomber in the top right :)<br /> <br /> Size reference:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64827/hover_fly_parasite_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html Diplazon laetatorius,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Hover Fly Parasite,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Diplazon laetatorius,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Hover Fly Parasite,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Hover Fly Parasite, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

Presumed species. Found on an oak leaf in a pine forest. This female imago was rapidly traversing the leaf, completely restless. I based identification on the banded legs of yellow and red, ending in black on the hind legs. Furthermore, the yellow marks on the top of the eyes.

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Hover Fly Parasite, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands Presumed species. Found on an oak leaf in a pine forest. This female imago was rapidly traversing the leaf, completely restless. I based identification on the banded legs of yellow and red, ending in black on the hind legs. Furthermore, the yellow marks on the top of the eyes. <br /> <br /> Check the little photo bomber in the top right :)<br /> <br /> Size reference:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64827/hover_fly_parasite_heeswijk-dinther_netherlands.html Diplazon laetatorius,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Hover Fly Parasite,Netherlands,World

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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
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 12, 2018. Captured Jul 7, 2018 14:27.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/10.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm