Ichneumonid wasp
(Aritranis director)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Aritranis director is native to Europe and is considered invasive in North America. It was introduced into Quebec in 1938 and it spread rapidly. By 1962, it had been collected as far west as west-central Nebraska. |
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Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) |
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Apocrita (narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees) |
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Ichneumonoidea (ichneumonid and braconid wasps) |
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Cryptinae |
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Cryptini |
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Agrothereutina |
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Aritranis |
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Aritranis hungarica Aritranis leucopygoides Aritranis monotona Aritranis peregrinator Aritranis postfurcalis Aritranis varipes Cryptus peregrinator Ichneumon director Pycnocryptus director |
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This species has no common name. The common name of the family Ichneumonidae is iIchneumonid wasps, and it is applied here for convenience. |
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A parasitic wasp |
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| Alfredo Colon 5/30 to 6/1/2021 |
Location: Woodbury, MN |
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| Matthew Kluck 8/18/2018 |
Location: Mankato, Minnesota saw flying in my apartment, killed it |
| Alfredo Colon 8/16/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Alfredo Colon 6/6/2018 |
Location: Woodbury, MN |
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