Xanthopimpla punctata

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Xanthopimpla punctata

Xanthopimpla punctata, also known as the yellow ichneumon wasp, is a yellow-colored Ichneumon wasp of subfamily Pimplinae. Xanthopimpla spp. play a beneficial role in agriculture. They are important pupal parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops.[1]

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Xanthopimpla punctata
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Xanthopimpla punctata
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Xanthopimpla punctata
(Fabricius, 1781)
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