Mesopolobus subfumatus
A small metallic green wasp. Forewing usually with a small brownish cloud on or below but touching the stigmal vein. Propodeum characteristically sculpted.
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Females overwinter in conifers and evergreens.
All year.
Chiefly a primary parasite of Diprion spp. sawflies, attacking the cocoons; occasionally hyperparasitic through Ichneumonidae or Braconidae.
Common and widespread.
Unknown.
Graham, MWR de V. (1969) The pteromalidae of north-western Europe (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Suppl. 16.
AJ Cann
Leicester St Mary Magdalen
10 March 2026
characteristic brown cloud on wings
AJ Cann
Leicester St Mary Magdalen
10 March 2026
AJ Cann
Leicester St Mary Magdalen
10 March 2026
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- Species group:
- insect - hymenopteran
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Pteromalidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 10/03/2026 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 10/03/2026 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Leicester St Mary Magdalen
10 March 2026
