Spruce budworm fire bracon (suggested name)
- French common name: Météore de la tordeuse des bourgeons de l'épinette (nom proposé)
- Scientific name: Meteorus trachynotus Viereck
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Family: Braconidae
Distribution
- Eastern Canada
Canadian Forest Service Publications
Spruce budworm fire bracon (suggested name)
Diet and feeding behaviour
- Parasitoid: Lives and grows on or whitin a living insect. Kills its host by consuming its tissues before pupation or metamorphosis into an adult.
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
- N/A
Photos
Silk cocoon showing through the insect development
Thérèse Arcand
Dorsal view of female
Thérèse Arcand
Female adult
Thérèse Arcand
Silk cocoon
Thérèse Arcand