Glyptapanteles

Glyptapanteles
A caterpillar of the geometrid moth Thyrinteina leucocerae with pupae of the braconid parasitoid wasp Glyptapanteles sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Microgastrinae
Genus: Glyptapanteles
Ashmead, 1904
Diversity
at least 300 species

Glyptapanteles is a genus of endoparasitoid wasps found in all continents, except Antarctica.[1][2] The larvae of Glyptapanteles species are able to manipulate their hosts into serving as bodyguards.[3]

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