Diachasmimorpha mellea

(Diachasmimorpha mellea)

Description

Diachasmimorpha mellea (formerly known as Biosteres melleus) is a parasitoid of Rhagoletis pomonella, the apple maggot fly. It is morphologically very similar to another apple maggot parasitoid, Diachasma alloeum.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Braconidae

Genus:Diachasmimorpha

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