(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera)
A chalcid parasitoid wasp that is a seed eater. Here a Eurytoma female (Eurytomidae) lays her eggs into a Bulbine seed capsule (Asphodelaceae). Her larvae will feed on the seeds destroying them in the process.
Photograph © Vida van der Walt
Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)
Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).
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