Eupelmus vuilleti
Species of wasp
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Eupelmus vuilleti is a species of parasitic wasp[1] found in Burkina Faso and Togo.[2] It is a solitary ectoparasite of bruchids.[1] The female is about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in length and is green in color with bronzy tints, while the male averages 2.25 millimetres (0.089 in) in length and is green with a brassy tint.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Eupelmidae |
| Genus: | Eupelmus |
| Species: | E. vuilleti |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupelmus vuilleti (Crawford, 1913) | |
This wasp is synovigenic. It is also an income breeder in terms of sugars, but a capital breeder in terms of lipids.[4]