Mymar pulchellum
A female Mymar pulchellum parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae family found in birch in the garden. Have only found males thus far, hence very pleased to find a female in the same location. Additional pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click. Note the hindwing is reduced to a mere filament that is no more than a quarter the length of that fabulous forewing, and in the second last picture below you can see the hamuli that link the hindwing to the forewing.
Mymar pulchellum
A female Mymar pulchellum parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae family found in birch in the garden. Have only found males thus far, hence very pleased to find a female in the same location. Additional pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click. Note the hindwing is reduced to a mere filament that is no more than a quarter the length of that fabulous forewing, and in the second last picture below you can see the hamuli that link the hindwing to the forewing.