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Brachymeria sp.
Brachymeria is a genus of parasitic wasp in the family Chalcididae. A large number of species are known, all of them parasites of insect larvae. They have elbowed antenna and have a typically enlarged femur (thigh) segment on the high legs. Some species have been used in biological control. They have a worldwide distribution.
Seen near a farm.
Spotted on Aug 18, 2013
Submitted on Aug 18, 2013
16 Comments
Thanks Harsha and chem1.
awesome lookin animal
Wow! Interesting wasp.
Thank you Yasser! You're very kind :-)
Awesome photo here Satyen!
Thanks Surekha!
Excellent pic, Satyen!
Thank you Toshimi and Daniele!
Fantastic Satyen!
Very nice!
Thanks a lot John :-)
This is a parasitic wasp in the Family Chalcididae: Genus Brachymeria.
Nice picture.
This is a quite difficult group, with hundreds of species.
Thank you Ira!
great spotting! :)
Thanks a lot for your help Cindy! I will surely research on the suggestions provided by you.
What a gorgeous wasp! My first thought was Chalcid Wasp or maybe even a Chalcidid Wasp but I haven't researched it. It would be a good place to start :)