Ctenochares bicolorus (Linnaeus, 1767) is a animal in the Ichneumonidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ctenochares bicolorus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Ctenochares bicolorus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Ctenochares bicolorus is an invasive Ichneumonidae wasp, native to Africa, that is a pupal parasitoid of Chrysodeixis chalcites.

Family
Genus
Ctenochares
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ctenochares bicolorus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Ctenochares bicolorus, originally described by Linnaeus in 1767, is a species of wasp that belongs to the family Ichneumonidae. This species is native to Africa, but has since spread to many other regions across the globe, where it is classified as an invasive species. Ctenochares bicolorus acts as a pupal parasitoid of the species Chrysodeixis chalcites.

Photo: (c) Fernando Trindade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fernando Trindade · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae Ctenochares

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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