Record Summary | Female, emerged from material collected from the bottom of Browntail larval nests, along with *Meteorus versicolor* |
Found as | Female imago |
Date | 22 April 2019 |
OS grid ref | OSGR: SY67 |
Lat/Lon | 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W |
Vice County | Dorset, VC no: 9 |
Country | England |
Voucher | 22 Apr 2019[K] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Emerged early May. Presumably a pseudohyperparasitoid, ie it attacks the primary parasitoid, Meteorus versicolor, in the cocoon stage after it has emerged from the host, Browntail Moth.
Ovipositor sheath/hind tibia = 0.67
The following literature was used to identify this find:
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