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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Tryphoninae |
Tribe: | Phytodietini |
Genus: | Netelia |
Species: | N. producta
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Binomial name | |
Netelia producta
Brullé, 1846
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Synonyms | |
Netelia foveata Cameron 1898 |
Netelia producta is a species of ichneumonid wasp in the subfamily Tryphoninae found in Australia.
N. producta is one of about 9 described species and 11 undescribed species in its genus found in Australia. [1] It is uniformly orange-brown in color like most members of the genus, and separation from its allies can only be reliably done by inspection of male genitalia with respect to a structure on the clasper. [2]
N. producta is endemic to Australia. [3]
Netelia producta is a koinobiont larval parasitoid of caterpillars in the family Noctuidae. [4] Among these hosts is the genus Helicoverpa, including Helicoverpa armigera, which is a pest of crops including tomatoes. [3]
The female envenomates the host caterpillar to paralyze it and lays an egg behind the head capsule. [5] [6] After the egg hatches, the larva feeds on its host as the host develops. [5] The larva later emerges once the host becomes a prepupa, [7] which kills the host. The larva then spins its own black-colored cocoon out of silk and pupates in the subterranean pupation chamber created by its host. [5]
Netelia producta | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Ichneumonidae |
Subfamily: | Tryphoninae |
Tribe: | Phytodietini |
Genus: | Netelia |
Species: | N. producta
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Binomial name | |
Netelia producta
Brullé, 1846
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Synonyms | |
Netelia foveata Cameron 1898 |
Netelia producta is a species of ichneumonid wasp in the subfamily Tryphoninae found in Australia.
N. producta is one of about 9 described species and 11 undescribed species in its genus found in Australia. [1] It is uniformly orange-brown in color like most members of the genus, and separation from its allies can only be reliably done by inspection of male genitalia with respect to a structure on the clasper. [2]
N. producta is endemic to Australia. [3]
Netelia producta is a koinobiont larval parasitoid of caterpillars in the family Noctuidae. [4] Among these hosts is the genus Helicoverpa, including Helicoverpa armigera, which is a pest of crops including tomatoes. [3]
The female envenomates the host caterpillar to paralyze it and lays an egg behind the head capsule. [5] [6] After the egg hatches, the larva feeds on its host as the host develops. [5] The larva later emerges once the host becomes a prepupa, [7] which kills the host. The larva then spins its own black-colored cocoon out of silk and pupates in the subterranean pupation chamber created by its host. [5]