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| Record Summary | Eggs on underside of Spinach leaf |
| Found as | Ovum |
| Date | 6 July 2006 |
| Associated organism | Spinacia oleracea |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 6 Jul 2006[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
The eggs were pale with a deep red spot around the micropyle and a similarly coloured ring at mid-radius. After a few days they darkened, presumably as the parasitoid larvae consumed the contents.
20 July 06: numerous Scelionid wasps (probably Telenomus sp.) emerged from the eggs
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