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Te Ichneumonid kōtiwha–mā

Whitespotted Ichneumonid

Echthromorpha intracatoria (F.)
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[Echthromorpha intracatoria]. Image: tom nata / CC BY 4.0

Echthromorpha intracatoria. Image: tom nata / CC BY 4.0

Pūtoi
Order
Hymenoptera
Whānau
Family
Ichneumonidae
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Te Rahi

  • 15 mm te roa o te tinana.

Size range

  • Body length 15 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Aotearoa, engari ka kitea whānuitia i Aotearoa.

Distribution

  • An Australian species, but widespread in New Zealand

Te Huringa Ora

  • Kāore e noho ā–iwi.
  • Ka pirinoa ki ngā ngeti o ētahi momo pūrerehua, momo pūrēhua.

Life history

  • Do not live in colonies
  • Parasitizes the pupae of some butterflies and moths

Gallery

[Echthromorpha intracatoria]. Image: Graham Wise / CC BY-SA Image
Echthromorpha intracatoria. Image: Graham Wise / CC BY-SA
[Echthromorpha intracatoria]. Image: Leon Billows / CC0 1.0 Image
Echthromorpha intracatoria. Image: Leon Billows / CC0 1.0
[Echthromorpha intracatoria]. Image: tom nata / CC BY 4.0 Image
Echthromorpha intracatoria. Image: tom nata / CC BY 4.0