White-banded pimpline (suggested name)
- Latin name: Itoplectis conquisitor (Say)
- French name: Pimplinelle à bandes blanches (nom proposé)
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Family: Ichneumonidae
Description
Distribution
Quebec, Ontario, Prairie Provinces
Micro-habitat(s)
Insect
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
Parasitoid female feeding on spruce budworm pupa Carole Germain
Female adult at rest Carole Germain
Male parasitoid emerged from hemlock looper prepupa Carole Germain
Female parasitoid emerged from hemlock looper prepupa Carole Germain