Omphale salicis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Eulophidae |
Genus: | Omphale |
Species: | O. salicis |
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Omphale salicis (Haliday, 1833) | |
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Omphale salicis is a species of wasp in the family Eulophidae. [1] [2] [3] It is known from Europe and Canada. [4]
The body length is 1–1.7 mm (0.039–0.067 in) in males and 1.4–3.1 mm (0.055–0.122 in) in females. It is a parasitoid of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) of the genus Contarinia : Contarinia loti, Contarinia vincetoxici, and probably Contarinia lentis. [4]