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Brachymeria ovata
Family CHALCIDIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Pupal Parasite Chalcid
Wasps that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 5mm
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- This wasp is known parasite on pupae from many species include butterfly,
moth, wasp, and Tachinidae that parasitising moth. We found twist of this wasp
parasites on moth and butterfly pupae.
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- Chalcid Wasp parasite on Moth pupa
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- Moth pupa length 15mm, wasp body length 5mm
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- We found the moth pupa in a front yard during early summer. We brought it
home and waited to see what kind of moth it would be. However we end up saw a
small wasp came out from the Pupa. This unknown species wasp is shiny black in colour with yellow legs. Its wings are dark in
colour. Its hind legs are enlarged. Its black antenna are short and elbowed.
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- Chalcid Wasp parasite on Tailed Emperor Butterfly pupa
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- Butterflies Pupa length 20mm
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- We found a green butterfly pupa in our backyard in late summer. We check
that this looked like a Tailed Emperor Butterfly pupa (Polyura pyrrhus).
However, about two weeks later, we saw there are many holes on the pupa and
more than 20 Chalcid Wasps had came out from the pupa.
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- body length 5mm
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- Those wasps are shiny black in colour with yellow legs. Its wings are
clean. Its hind legs are enlarged. They look very similar to the species above.
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- Reference and Link:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 961.
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