| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| 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]