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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 />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98190/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs_collage.html" title="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs (collage)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98190_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=19CbOrvlG77y4bHScs%2FZFodIVC4%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs (collage) For details see with this image:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98197/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs.html Eggs,Jane&#039;s garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure><br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98191/chalcid_wasp_from_rhaphigaster_nebulosa_eggs.html" title="Chalcid wasp from Rhaphigaster nebulosa eggs"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98191_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=MUdNTc5bnAv%2FHuWdUjg0i4qU0WM%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="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 />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98197/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs.html<br />
Better image of same wasp:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98198/chalcid_wasp_-_id_pending.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Eggs,Jane&#039;s garden,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants" /></a></figure> Eggs,Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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.
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).

Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Eggs (collage) For details see with this image:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98197/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs.html Eggs,Jane's garden,Mottled Shieldbug,Ovae,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

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 />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98197/rhaphigaster_nebulosa_-_eggs.html<br />
Better image of same wasp:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98198/chalcid_wasp_-_id_pending.html Chalcid wasp,Chalcidoidea,Eggs,Jane's garden,Pentatomidae,Pentatominae,Pentatomini,Rhaphigaster,Rhaphigaster nebulosa,nl: Grauwe schildwants

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"Rhaphigaster nebulosa" is a European stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Jul 18, 2020.