Xanthopimpla punctata

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 parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyIchneumonidae
GenusXanthopimpla
SpeciesXanthopimpla punctata
Photographed in
Australia
Indonesia