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Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp
Diplazon laetatorius
5,819 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 5,819 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Diphyus quadripunctorius
Twin-Spot Centurion FlySargus bipunctatus
Armyworm Parasitoid WaspIchneumon promissorius
Pimpla pedalis
Itoplectis conquisitor
Ischnus inquisitorius
Black Slip WaspPimpla rufipes
Ctenichneumon panzeri
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,002 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,741 |
| Canada | 1,013 |
| Ontario | 397 |
| Australia | 254 |
| Nunavut | 194 |
| Manitoba | 179 |
| Michigan | 164 |
| California | 163 |
| United Kingdom | 141 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ichneumonid Wasps · Ichneumonidae |
| Genus | Diplazon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.