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Chalcid wasp from Rhaphigaster nebulosa eggs ID pending<br /> This was the first wasp that hatched (from the egg under it in the image) - the others hatched a day or more later.<br /> For details see with this image:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98197/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98197_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Y58f4I%2FiZNRKcrOrCj%2BWwrKlMnM%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs The other day I found a batch of eggs of Rhaphigaster nebulosa and took it in to document the early stages again (I only have old series of images of that). The eggs took forever to hatch and proved to be turned into breeding chambers of a Chalcid wasp.<br /> Note that the eggs, even in these early images, are probably just a tad darker than healthy eggs (often Pentatomid eggs taken over by Chalcid parasitoids turn quite blackish toward the end of development).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98190/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs_collage.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html Eggs,Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure><br /> Better image of same wasp:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98198/chalcid_wasp_-_id_pending.html" title="Chalcid wasp - ID pending"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98198_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=0LvVCzBeHFKhwlUwEvjYLgcf9zo%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Chalcid wasp - ID pending Slightly better image of the wasp in the image below, obtained from eggs of Rhaphigaster nebulosa. The other eggs/wasps hatched in subsequent days and the whole batch has been sent in to an expert for ID.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane&#039;s garden,Parasitoid wasp" /></a></figure> Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Eggs,Jane's garden,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Chalcid wasp from Rhaphigaster nebulosa eggs

ID pending
This was the first wasp that hatched (from the egg under it in the image) - the others hatched a day or more later.
For details see with this image:

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs The other day I found a batch of eggs of Rhaphigaster nebulosa and took it in to document the early stages again (I only have old series of images of that). The eggs took forever to hatch and proved to be turned into breeding chambers of a Chalcid wasp.<br /> Note that the eggs, even in these early images, are probably just a tad darker than healthy eggs (often Pentatomid eggs taken over by Chalcid parasitoids turn quite blackish toward the end of development).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98190/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs_collage.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html Eggs,Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

Better image of same wasp:
Chalcid wasp - ID pending Slightly better image of the wasp in the image below, obtained from eggs of Rhaphigaster nebulosa. The other eggs/wasps hatched in subsequent days and the whole batch has been sent in to an expert for ID.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Jane's garden,Parasitoid wasp

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