Ooencyrtus kuvanae | |
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Adult Ooencyrtys kuvanae on spongy moth egg mass. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Encyrtidae |
Genus: | Ooencyrtus |
Species: | O. kuvanae
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Binomial name | |
Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard 1910)
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Ooencyrtus kuvanae is a species of chalcid wasp. It was introduced to North America in 1908 to control Lymantria moths. [1] In North America, it has become an active parasitoid of the invasive spotted lanternfly. [2]
Ooencyrtus kuvanae | |
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Adult Ooencyrtys kuvanae on spongy moth egg mass. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Encyrtidae |
Genus: | Ooencyrtus |
Species: | O. kuvanae
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Binomial name | |
Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard 1910)
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Ooencyrtus kuvanae is a species of chalcid wasp. It was introduced to North America in 1908 to control Lymantria moths. [1] In North America, it has become an active parasitoid of the invasive spotted lanternfly. [2]