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Cotesia marginiventris

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Species of wasp

Cotesia marginiventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Cotesia
Species: C. marginiventris
Binomial name
Cotesia marginiventris
Cresson 1865
Synonyms

Apanteles marginiventris

Cotesia marginiventris is a species of parasitoid wasp that develops in Noctuidae caterpillars. It can be found in the Americas. The wasp finds caterpillar hosts to rear its young in by detecting the volatiles produced by the plants that the herbivorous caterpillars feed on.

References

  1. "Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson, 1865)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. Stefanski, Nicholas. "Cotesia marginiventris". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. Harris, Christina M.; Ruberson, John R.; Meagher, Robert; Tumlinson, James H. (1 April 2012). "Host Suitability Affects Odor Association in Cotesia marginiventris: Implications in Generalist Parasitoid Host-Finding". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38 (4): 340–347. Bibcode:2012JCEco..38..340H. doi:10.1007/s10886-012-0095-9. ISSN 1573-1561. PMID 22438015. S2CID 254650043. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Cotesia marginiventris
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