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


22 Apr 2019 at OSGR: SY67 in Dorset, England

Record Summary4 pupae hanging from bottom of Browntail larval nests
Found asPupa
Date22 April 2019
Associated organismEuproctis chrysorrhoea
OS grid refOSGR: SY67
Lat/Lon50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher22 Apr 2019[G]
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Notes: Male emerged 28th, female (4mm long) on 30th April 2019 and female Gelis agilis (presumably a pseudohyperparasitoid of the Meteorus versicolor) in early May.

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