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Ophion obscuratus
Fabricius, 1798
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid. Known to emerge from prepupa.
The recorded hosts are Acronicta cuspis, Acronicta leporina, Aletia impura, Cerura vinula, Euxoa tritici, Furcula furcula, Graphiphora augur, Lycophotia porphyrea, Mamestra brassicae, Noctua comes, Xestia agathina, Xestia baja, Xestia c-nigrum and Xestia castanea.
Distribution
Known from the Neotropical, Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental realms with records from
33 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Ophion obscuratus
Fabricius, 1798
Original name
Ophion obscuratus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Ophion
Synonyms
Ophion flavolineatus
Ophion obscurus
Ophion polyguttator
Ophion variegatus
Type
Universitets Zoologiske Museum
, Copenhagen, Denmark (male, lectotype)
This text has been automatically generated based on data from Taxapad (Yu et. al, 2016) and may contain errors or incoplete information.
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References
Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. 2016. Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015 (Biological and taxonomical information), Taxapad Interactive Catalogue Database on flashdrive. Nepean, Ottawa.
