Trogus lapidator

Trogus lapidator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Trogus
Species:
T. lapidator
Binomial name
Trogus lapidator
(Fabricius, 1787)

Trogus lapidator is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae.[1][2][3] It is a parasitoid of the species Papilio machaon, and emerges from the butterfly's pupal stage, killing its host in the process.[4]

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  4. ^ Shaw, Mark; Kan, Pieter; Limburg Stirum, Brigitte Kan-van (22 December 2015). "Emergence behaviour of adult Trogus lapidator (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Heresiarchini) from pupa of its host Papilio machaon L. (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae), with a comparative overview of emergence of Ichneumonidae from Lepidoptera pupae in Europe". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 47: 65–85. doi:10.3897/JHR.47.6508.