found a couple good wasps today. Metapelma schwarzi and some kind of dryinid
September 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
found a couple good wasps today. Metapelma schwarzi and some kind of dryinid
This wasp is a Metapelma sp. , or perhaps even an imaginary species of Metapelma. Coloured pencils and white posca marker on 8½ x 11 cardstock. I tried my best.
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
July 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This wasp is a Metapelma sp. , or perhaps even an imaginary species of Metapelma. Coloured pencils and white posca marker on 8½ x 11 cardstock. I tried my best.
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
My best attempt at drawing a species of Metapelma sp. viewed from underneath. It's crazy how hairy they are in real life. A very rainbowy species when viewed up close. Perhaps my pencils are a little too saturated? 🤔
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
July 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My best attempt at drawing a species of Metapelma sp. viewed from underneath. It's crazy how hairy they are in real life. A very rainbowy species when viewed up close. Perhaps my pencils are a little too saturated? 🤔
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
#Metapelma #Metapelmatidae #Chalcidoidea
I've seen a lot of truly beautiful photos of chalcids in my day, but these ones of Metapelma westwoodi (Metapelmatidae) might just be my favorite www.flickr.com/photos/dhobe...
August 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I've seen a lot of truly beautiful photos of chalcids in my day, but these ones of Metapelma westwoodi (Metapelmatidae) might just be my favorite www.flickr.com/photos/dhobe...
Inspiration/Reference:
baba-insects.blogspot.com/2020/05/meta...
baba-insects.blogspot.com/2020/05/meta...
ナガコバチ科 ( Metapelma sp. ) ♀
山の中、手すりを行ったり来たりパトロール中のナガコバチがいました。体長約6mmと、かなり大型。採集して調べると2013年4月に撮影したMetapelma sp.♂にそっくり。多分、同種のメスではないかと思います。 おちゃたてむしさんが 2019年に撮影 されているものと同じように...
baba-insects.blogspot.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Inspiration/Reference:
baba-insects.blogspot.com/2020/05/meta...
baba-insects.blogspot.com/2020/05/meta...
In 2022, a revision of the family moved some genera to the families Metapelmatidae and Neanastatidae (which can't have been easy given home often Tineobius species have been described as Metapelma over the years), leaving 39 genera in Eupelmidae.
September 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
In 2022, a revision of the family moved some genera to the families Metapelmatidae and Neanastatidae (which can't have been easy given home often Tineobius species have been described as Metapelma over the years), leaving 39 genera in Eupelmidae.