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Banded Caterpillar Parasite Wasp
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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
This Ichneumon Wasp has black body with white spots. The legs are orange and the antenna are black with a broad white band. Females have a long ovipositor (egg laying tube) that is longer than the body. The male does not have an ovipositor.
Other Names
Ichneumon Wasp
Size
body length 15mm
Breeding
The female lays an egg in a caterpillar. When the egg hatches the wasp larva feeds on the caterpillar.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hymenoptera | | Family: | Ichneumonidae | | Genus: | Ichneumon | | Species: | promissorius | | Common Name: | Banded Caterpillar Parasite Wasp |
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