Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Species K. huna Order Hymenopterans | Phylum Arthropoda Family Mymaridae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Tinkerbella, Fairyfly, Kikiki huna, Hymenopterans, Dicopomorpha echmepterygis | ||
Kikiki is a genus of fairyfly wasps containing a single species, Kikiki huna, known from Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Trinidad. At 0.15 mm (0.0059 in) (150 micrometers), it is the smallest known flying insect. It is a close relative of wasps in the genus Tinkerbella. It was discovered by entomologist John S. Noyes after he swept a mesh net through vegetation at Costa Rica's La Selva Biological Station.
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