Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Black Braconid Wasp

Braconidae

Description:

Braconidae is a family of parasitoid wasps. Braconids are often black-brown, though some species exhibit striking coloration and pattern. They have one or no recurrent veins. Wing venation patterns are also divergent to apparent randomness. The antennae have 16 segments or more; the hind trochanters have 2 segments. Females often have long ovipositors, an organ that largely varies intraspecifically. This variation is closely related to the host species upon which the wasp deposits its egg. Species that parasitize microlepidoptera, for instance, have longer ovipositors, presumably to reach the caterpillar through layers of plant tissue. Some wasps also have long ovipositors because of caterpillar defense mechanisms such as spines or hairs.

Habitat:

Backyard garden.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

4 Comments

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Thanks Maria! :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice series, Agnes!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Thank you, Jellyfishnebula and Nuwan.

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 11 years ago

Beautiful photograph!

Laguna, Philippines

Spotted on Jan 14, 2013
Submitted on Jan 29, 2013

Related Spottings

Braconidae Wasp Insect Braconid Wasp

Nearby Spottings

Meadow Spittlebug Common Male Fern Brown-winged Stink Bug Striped Mealybug

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team