Caterpillar Wasp - Caterpillar Wasp

Japanese: アオムシコバチ - あおむしこばち
Caterpillar Wasp - Caterpillar Wasp

…There are many species, and they parasitize almost all insects. Many species are known in Japan, such as Pteromalus puparum (illustration), which parasitizes the pupae of cabbage white butterflies and swallowtail butterflies, Anisopteromalus calandrae , which parasitizes the larvae of rice weevils and azuki bean weevils, Dibrachys kojimae , which parasitizes the larvae of pine caterpillars, Halticoptera circulus , which parasitizes leafminers, Homoporus japonicus , which parasitizes the moso gall wasp that creates galls on moso bamboo, and Mormoniella vitripennis , which parasitizes silkworm flies and flesh flies. [Katsuya Shiro] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Apanteles wasps" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…種類数が多く,ほとんどの昆虫に寄生する。モンシロチョウやアゲハチョウなどのさなぎに寄生するアオムシコバチPteromalus puparum(イラスト),コクゾウムシやアズキゾウムシなどの幼虫に寄生するゾウムシコガネコバチAnisopteromalus calandrae,マツケムシの幼虫に寄生するコジマコバチDibrachys kojimae,ハモグリバエに寄生するハムグリヤドリコバチHalticoptera circulus,モウソウダケに虫えいを作るモウソウタマコバチに寄生するモンコガネコバチHomoporus japonicus,カイコノウジバエやニクバエなどに寄生するキョウソヤドリコバチMormoniella vitripennisなど日本にも多くの種類が知られている。【勝屋 志朗】。…

※「アオムシコバチ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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