Xanthopimpla punctata
Species of wasp
| Xanthopimpla punctata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Tribe: | Pimplini |
| Genus: | Xanthopimpla |
| Species: | Xanthopimpla punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthopimpla punctata (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Xanthopimpla punctata, also known as the yellow ichneumon wasp, is a yellow-colored Ichneumon wasp of subfamily Pimplinae. Xanthopimpla spp. play a beneficial role in agriculture. They are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops.[1]
References
- ^ "Yellow Ichneumon Wasp (Female)". Project Noah.
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