Copidosoma cuproviride

Females, length 1.2–1.4mm. Head green with golden metallic reflections; antenna brown; mesoscutum with emerald green metallic reflections, scutellum darker than mesoscutum, with golden purplish metallic reflections; tegula black; fore wing weakly infuscate with a darker triangular area beneath stigmal vein, venation brown; legs brown, joints somewhat paler; gaster brown with purple reflections. Mesoscutum with sculpture of large polygonal cells medially; scutellum with sculpture of extremely narrow, elongate cells giving a striate appearance; forewing wide, about 2.2 as long as broad. Gaster with ovipositor exserted , exserted part 0.7–1.2 as long as mid tibial spur. Males, length 1.1–1.2mm. Very similar to female but for antenna and genitalia. Copidosoma agrotis - males cannot be separated reliably from those of C. cuproviride suggesting that the two species may be synonymous. Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and identifying characters. All species of Copidosoma with known biology are primary egg-larval endoparasidoids of Lepidoptera. Guerrieri, E. & Noyes, J. Revision of the European species of Copidosoma Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoids of caterpillars (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 30, 97-174. No additional images available for this species.