Fig Wasp, Pleistodontes imperialis

Winged female	Fig Wasp Pleistodontes imperialis Hymenoptera: Agaonidae Size: ~1.5mm. Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 5/6/09. © Peter J. Bryant . Identified by rasplus@orange.fr Back to Hymenoptera index page Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California Figweb
Winged female	Winged female
Winged female	Winged female
Wings left outside as females enter the fig.	Dead females inside the fig, with their wings left at the door.
Wingless female inside fig	Wingless female outside fig