Braconid wasp (Peristenus digoneutis)

parasitic wasp, Peristenus digoneutis, prepares to lay an egg in a tarnished plant bug nymph, Lygus lineolaris.
Photograph by Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

BRACONID WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Genus:	Peristenus
Species:	digoneutis
Common Name:	Braconid wasp

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