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Pteromalus cassotis

Pteromalus cassotis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Pteromalus cassotis is a species of parasitic wasp in the family Pteromalidae that parasitizes the chrysalides of monarch butterflies. They are gregarious parasitoids, meaning a single female lays many eggs in a single host. Research into this species has documented that up to 425 adult wasps can emerge from a single chrysalis.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 4Canada · 1