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Cirrospilus pictus on Braconid cocoons Hyperparasite on the cocoons of some Braconidae found on Willow<br /> Tentative ID by self (see: <a href="https://waarneming.nl/observation/123744746/" rel="nofollow">https://waarneming.nl/observation/123744746/</a> )<br /> Close-up here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95762/cirrospilus_pictus.html" title="Cirrospilus pictus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/95762_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=957xPTNzw%2BpXX2Tr0NmF6z5k6Bs%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Cirrospilus pictus Hyperparasite on the cocoons of some Braconidae found on Willow<br /> Tentative ID by self (see: https://waarneming.nl/observation/123744746/ )<br /> On the cocoons it developed in:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95763/cirrospilus_pictus_on_braconid_cocoons.html Apocrita,Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Cirrospilus,Cirrospilus pictus,Eulophidae,Eulophinae,Geotagged,Netherlands,Parasitoid wasp" /></a></figure> Apocrita,Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Cirrospilus,Cirrospilus pictus,Eulophidae,Eulophinae,Geotagged,Netherlands,Parasitoid wasp Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cirrospilus pictus on Braconid cocoons

Hyperparasite on the cocoons of some Braconidae found on Willow
Tentative ID by self (see: https://waarneming.nl/observation/123744746/ )
Close-up here:

Cirrospilus pictus Hyperparasite on the cocoons of some Braconidae found on Willow<br /> Tentative ID by self (see: https://waarneming.nl/observation/123744746/ )<br /> On the cocoons it developed in:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95763/cirrospilus_pictus_on_braconid_cocoons.html Apocrita,Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Cirrospilus,Cirrospilus pictus,Eulophidae,Eulophinae,Geotagged,Netherlands,Parasitoid wasp

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The Cirrospilus pictus

Cirrospilus pictus is a Chalcid wasp (Chalcidoidea) in the family Eulophidae, that is normally a parasitoid on the larvae of leafmining Lepidoptera, weevil and sawfly mines, but occasionally also a hyperparasite on the cocoons of Braconid wasps, such as Apanteles spp.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Jun 15, 2020. Captured in E232, 7924 Veeningen, Netherlands.
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