Ctenochares bicolorus

Ctenochares bicolorus, the black-tipped orange ichneumon is a wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. Originally from Africa, this species has spread and is considered invasive in many other parts of the world.[1][2][3] It is a pupal parasitoid of Chrysodeixis chalcites.[4]

Ctenochares bicolorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Ctenochares
Species:
C. bicolorus
Binomial name
Ctenochares bicolorus
Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms
  • Ichneumon bicolorus

References

  1. "Black-tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp - Ctenochares bicolorus". Brisbane Insects. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. M. G. Fitton, I. D. Gauld, Lin Roberts, A. K. Walker. "An African ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) in Australasia". Retrieved 26 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Verheyde, Fons.(2019). "First records of the ichneumonid Ctenochares bicolorus in Belgium and the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). ". Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. del Pino, Modesto; Cabello, Tomás; Hernández-Suárez, Estrella (June 2022). "Biological Control Options for the Golden Twin-Spot Moth, Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Banana Crops of the Canary Islands". Insects. 13 (6): 516. doi:10.3390/insects13060516. ISSN 2075-4450. PMID 35735853.


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