Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Braconidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Genus Meteorus | |
Meteorus leviventris is a species of wasp in the Braconidae family which is a parasite of significant crop pests including Agrotis ipsilon, the black cutworm. The wasps have been shown to be easily collected through the use of traps baited with mustard oils. They have been shown to carry Rioviridae RNA viruses, one of only a few parasitoids to carry them.
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