White-banded pimpline (suggested name)
- French common name: Pimplinelle à bandes blanches (nom proposé)
- Scientific name: Itoplectis conquisitor (Say)
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Family: Ichneumonidae
Distribution
- Ontario
- Prairie Provinces
- Quebec
Canadian Forest Service Publications
White-banded pimpline (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
Female adult at rest
Carole Germain
Male parasitoid emerged from hemlock looper prepupa
Carole Germain
Female parasitoid emerged from hemlock looper prepupa
Carole Germain