Microgaster messoria Haliday, 1834, (a death wasp)


6 Jun 2017 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryFemale, visiting Wild Carrot
Found asFemale imago
Date6 June 2017
Associated organismDaucus carota
OS grid refOSGR: SY67
Lat/Lon50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher6 Jun 2017[B]
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Notes: Antenna with 18 segments. Ovipositor sheath short, 0.53 x hind tibia. Hind claw with a pair of black spines.

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