Callitula bicolor

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Description

Length ~2mm. Wings fully developed. Head & throrax metallic dark green. Abdomen (gaster) dorsally, usually unicoloured or with a reddish spot in the basal half, rarely the whole basal half reddish.

Similar Species

Callitula pyrrhogaster has vestigial wings and more red on the abdomen.

Identification difficulty

Recording advice

Unless identified by a recognised expert, detailed photos of key ID features required.

Habitat

Grassland, meadows and agricultural fields.

When to see it

All year.

Life History

Dipteran parasitoid.

UK Status

Unknown.

VC55 Status

Unknown, not often recorded due to identification difficulty.

Further Information

Vago, J.L. (2019) Note sur le genre Callitula Spinola, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) dans les départements du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais, avec une clef d’identification illustrée des cinq espèces de la Faune de France. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique du Nord de la France, 372, 1-16. (Key in English)