Cotesia marginiventris
| Cotesia marginiventris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Cotesia |
| Species: | C. marginiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotesia marginiventris Cresson 1865 [1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Apanteles marginiventris[2] | |
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. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson, 1865)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Stefanski, Nicholas. "Cotesia marginiventris". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1007/s10886-012-0095-9. ISSN 1573-1561. PMID 22438015. S2CID 254650043. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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