Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae

Diplazon laetatorius is a hover fly parasitoid wasp in the Diplazontinae subfamily of the Ichneumonid wasp family (Ichneumonidae). It was first described as Ichneumon laetatorius in 1781 by Johan Christian Fabricius. Ecology Adult Diplazon laetatorius feed on floral nectar, with a preference for flowers in the umbellifer family.

Distribution

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp — Arp Kruithof · CC0

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 1,013United Kingdom · 215Germany · 141France · 25Spain · 18Belgium · 16Italy · 1

Sources and credits

PhotoArp Kruithof · CC0 DescriptionDiplazon laetatorius, Wikipedia contributors

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

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