Ichneumon xanthorius
| Ichneumon xanthorius | |
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| Ichneumon xanthorius seen in Leicester, United Kingdom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Ichneumon |
| Species: | I. xanthorius
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichneumon xanthorius Forster, 1771
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Ichneumon extensorius, commonly known as the yellow-striped Darwin wasp, is a species of wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is found throughout Europe. It feeds on the nectar of plants in the parsley family, and its young are parasites of the larvae of moths and butterflies.[1] It was first described by German entomologist Georg Forster in 1771 in his work, Novæ species insectorum Centuria I.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ichneumon xanthorius". Gedling Conservation Trust, Nottingham. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Forster, Georg (1771). Novæ species insectorum. Centuria I (in Latin). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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