Adult parasitic wasp, Psyllaephagus bliteus, investigating the lerp (cover) of its host, a nymph of eucalyptus redgum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei.

Psyllaephagus bliteus or P. quadricyclus (Encyrtidae), female parasitoid of redgum lerp psyllid, near white lerp side view. 5x. Alameda Co. by JKC.  Credit: Jack Kelly Clark
Adult parasitic wasp, Psyllaephagus bliteus, investigating the lerp (cover) of its host, a nymph of eucalyptus redgum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei. Credit: Jack Kelly Clark