General Description

Body black with yellow markings and yellow legs. Wings mainly transparent, a few veins visible. Hindlegs with enlarged thigh and curved lower leg. Body up to 5 mm long.

Biology

These wasps are internal parasites of the larvae or pupae of butterflies, moths, beetles, flies and wasps, for example the Yellow-sedge Skipper Butterfly.

Distribution

Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat

Forests, woodlands, grasslands and heaths.

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