Thread subject: Diptera.info :: WWW: Wingless Winter Wasp ;-)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-12-2007 20:35
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Hello!

I found this wingless wasp yesterday afternoon at a beech in the forest (oaks also present nearby), Ostwestfalen/Germany. Length about 5-6 mm. Could it be Biorrhiza pallida (I find the name sometimes with two 'r', sometimes only one) from the Cypinidae (gall wasps)? Thanks!

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Edited by Juergen Peters on 29-12-2007 20:36