Encyrtus aurantii

Encyrtus aurantii

Encyrtus aurantii is a parasitoid wasp in the family Encyrtidae.
Wasp - Encyrtus aurantii The larvae of these wasps are parasitoids of scale insects (Coccidae). Habitat: I spotted this tiny wasp "sniffing" around on the leaves of an oak tree that had lots of galls and other pests on it. Encyrtus,Encyrtus aurantii,Geotagged,Summer,United States,wasp

Food

Its larval hosts include a wide variety of Coccoidea species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyEncyrtidae
GenusEncyrtus
SpeciesEncyrtus aurantii
Photographed in
United States of America