Male. bl=5mm. 8/11/12. © Peter J. Bryant. 

Parasitoid Wasp

Brachymeria ovata

Hymenoptera: Chalcididea

Parasitoid reared from Monarch Butterfly pupa collected by Robert Gorman in San Clemente, Orange County, CA. 8/11/12.

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Male. bl=5mm. 8/11/12. © Peter J. Bryant. 
Monarch butterfly pupa showing exit hole 8/11/12. © Peter J. Bryant. 

Head. 8/11/12. © Peter J. Bryant. 
Hindleg. 8/11/12. © Peter J. Bryant.