A male Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) lifts his wings in preparation for flight.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae)

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
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