Description
Biology
A gregarious parasitoid.
The recorded hosts are Aporia crataegi, Eriogaster lanestris, Eumerus strigatus, Evergestis extimalis, Evergestis forficalis, Evergestis pallidata, Hellinsia osteodactyla, Malacosoma neustria, Musca domestica, Ostrinia nubilalis, Scaeva pyrastri and Selania leplastriana.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Accepted name
Cotesia lineola (Curtis, 1830)
Original name
Microgaster lineola
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
- Apanteles
- Cotesia
- Microgaster
Synonyms
Type
National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
