Meteorus versicolor (Wesmael, 1835)
(a braconid wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeteorus versicolor (a braconid wasp)
GenusMeteorus (a genus of braconid wasps)
SubfamilyMETEORINAE (a subfamily of braconid wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Meteorus versicolor (a braconid wasp) :
1: Meteorus versicolor (a braconid wasp)
22 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
larva and cocoon, hanging from bottom of Browntail larval nest
Image 1: Cocoon - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Larva - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Larva - ventral view - magnified - silver background
2: Meteorus versicolor (a braconid wasp)
22 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
4 pupae hanging from bottom of Browntail larval nests
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore parta - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head, thorax and propodeum - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - hind parta - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - propodeum, metasoma and ovipositor - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - hind-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wings - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head and antennal bases - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 16: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 17: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 18: Male - petiole - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 19: Male - propodeum and petiole - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Meteorus versicolor (a braconid wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Meteorus versicolor (a braconid wasp)
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