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Parasitic Wasp (Diplazon laetatorius)


Parasitic Wasp (Diplazon laetatorius)
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Copyright: Leslie Butler (lesinlondon) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 23] (86)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-31
Categories: Insects
Camera: OLYMPUS E410, Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 Macro
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/125 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-02 18:07
Viewed: 270
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
One of the most common parasitic wasps in Europe is Diplazon laetatorius. The eggs are laid in the pupae of various hover flies, especially species belonging to the Tenax-group (Drone Flies). Even though it is very common, it is not often seen by people. When you do spot it, look at it carefully, because it is a beautiful animal indeed!

Source: http://www.gardensafari.net/english/picpages/diplazon_sp.htm
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  • Art_R Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 16 N: 483] (1995)
  • [2008-09-02 20:19]

Hi Leslie , welcome to TrekNature , wow great post to start off with , a beautiful sharp image of this wasp, a well chosen focus point and great out of focus background makes the colorful insect stand out very nicely .

thanks for sharing this great photo , hope to see many more.

regards
Art

Hello Leslie. Welcome to TN with this excellent post. I like the sharp detail from underneath in very good perch hanging on that small pole. I can see that you are well equipped with nature capture and you have silenced the background really well here with the macro optics. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 333 W: 22 N: 437] (2122)
  • [2008-09-03 2:14]

Merhaba Leslie!

Öncelikle TN' ye hoşgeldin diyorum. Çok başarılı bir makro çalışmasıyla giriş yapmışsınız. Oldukça detaylı bir böcek karesi olmuş. Elinize sağlık.

Hüseyin

Hello again Leslie!
As I see a new fan of insect is appeared in TN! That is great! :>
Very interesting creature, even if not very friendly (at least for caterpillars ;>). I like details and sharpness in this photo. Also the pose of wasp is nice for watching.
Bravo also for identification of species, it is always nice to know what we are looking at :>
Best greetings,
Radomir

PS. Just for fun, please feel free to watch here, maybe you would be able to say something about name of this species :>

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