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Encarsia harrisoni
Encarsia-harrisoni
Information
Range England
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Aphelinidae
Genus Encarsia
Species Encarsia harrisoni

The Encarsia harrisoni, is a new species of parasitic wasp native to England. It was discovered in the playgrounds of Sevenoaks School, and named after David Harrison, chairman of the nearby Harrison Institute.

Only a millimeter long, the species lays its eggs in whiteflies living on maple trees. With no males having been observed over five years of study, the species is believed to be uniparental. Labiobaetis soldani

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