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Braconid Wasp photographed in Burpengary, Queensland
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Braconid Wasp, Queensland Australia
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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BRACONID WASP FACTS |
Identification
This Braconid Wasp has orange head with black eyes. The thorax is black, and the abdomen is black above and white on the flanks and underside. There are black and white bands on the rear part of the abdomen.
Size
15mm
Habitat
seen flying around tree trunks looking for beetle larvae to parasitise
Food
larvae feed on longicorn beetle larvae
Breeding
Females lay eggs inside longicorn beetle larvae. The developing wasp parasitises the beetle larva.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hymenoptera | | Family: | Braconidae | | Genus: | Callibracon | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | Braconid Wasp |
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