Pteromalid wasps (Muscidifurax raptor)

Female of Muscidifurax raptor laying an egg in a fly puparium
Photograph by United States Department of Agriculture. License: Public Domain. (view image details)

Pteromalid wasps | Muscidifurax raptor photo

House fly puparia, each with a hole from which a single wasp emerged after feeding on the pupa
Photograph by USDA ARS Photo Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

PTEROMALID WASPS FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pteromalidae
Genus:	Muscidifurax
Species:	raptor
Common Name:	Pteromalid wasps

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