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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Banded Chalcid Wasp

Chalcis sispes

About

A robust chalcid wasp with enlarged hind femora bearing tooth-like projections. It parasitizes the pupae of various flies and lepidopterans.

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Its massively swollen hind legs, armed with sharp teeth, help it grip surfaces when drilling into host pupae.