Braconid wasp

Chorebus posticus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae

The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis estimated a total between 30,000 and 50,000, and another provided a narrower estimate between 42,000 and 43,000 species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 3Spain · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionBraconidae, Wikipedia contributors

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