Glyptapanteles | |
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A caterpillar of the geometrid moth Thyrinteina leucocerae with pupae of the braconid parasitoid wasp Glyptapanteles sp. | |
Scientific 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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