Philotrypesis caricae

Philotrypesis caricae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Agaonidae

Blastophaga psenes is a wasp species in the genus Blastophaga. It pollinates the common fig Ficus carica and the closely related Ficus palmata. These wasps breed in figs without the need for a colony or nest, and the adults live for only a few days or weeks.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Spain · 9France · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionBlastophaga psenes, Wikipedia contributors

Philotrypesis caricae

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