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Virgichneumon tergenus
(Gravenhorst, 1820)
Overview
Taxonomy
Description
Biology
A parasitoid.
The recorded hosts are Eupithecia intricata, Eupithecia inturbata, Plebejus argus, Polyommatus hispanus, Polyommatus icarus, Satyrium esculi, Satyrium pruni and Satyrium w-album.
Distribution
Known from the Palaearctic realm with records from
28 countries and regions
.
Accepted name
Virgichneumon tergenus
(Gravenhorst, 1820)
Original name
Ichneumon tergenus
Taxonomic level
species
Combination history
Barichneumon
Ichneumon
Melanichneumon
Pterocormus
Virgichneumon
Synonyms
Virgichneumon funereus
Virgichneumon octoguttatus
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.
