Cirrospilus pictus

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.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyEulophidae
GenusCirrospilus
SpeciesCirrospilus pictus
Photographed in
Netherlands