Torymus rubi
Small metallic green wasp. Posterior half of gaster greenish or bronzy. Antennae at least F1F3 quadrate. Ocellar triangle closely and distinctly punctate.
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Associated with Rubus.
Parasitoid of Diastrophus rubi & Lasioptera rubi galls.
Common, widespread.
Unknown, rarely recorded.
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
11 April 2026
male
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
11 April 2026
female
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
11 April 2026
mesopleuron
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
11 April 2026
ocellar triangle punctate
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
11 April 2026
vertex
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - hymenopteran
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Torymidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 11/04/2026 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 11/04/2026 (Cann, Alan)
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