Fig wasp

Philotrypesis emeryi

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Agaonidae

Fig wasps are wasps of the superfamily Chalcidoidea which spend their larval stage inside fig syconia. Some are pollinators but others simply feed off the plant. The non-pollinators belong to several groups within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, while the pollinators are in the family Agaonidae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Fig wasp

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