| Copidosoma | |
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| Copidosoma floridanum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Encyrtidae |
| Subfamily: | Encyrtinae |
| Genus: | Copidosoma Ratzeburg, 1844 |
| Type species | |
| Copidosma boucheanum Ratzeburg, 1844
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| Species | |
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209 (see text for notable examples)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Copidosoma is a genus of chalcid wasps, which are parasitoids of Lepidoptera.[2] The wasps are polyembryonic, depositing one or two eggs into their host which then develop into multiple offspring and have a soldier caste and a reproductive caste.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Noyeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Alvarez, Juan Manuel (15 April 1997). "Chapter 26: Largest Parasitoid Brood". Book of Insect Records. University of Florida. Retrieved 3 September 2013.