genus

Cratichneumon

Cratichneumon

Field notes

Cratichneumon is a genus of the parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Ichneumonidae. It is native to North America but mostly in the eastern United States and Canada.

It is one of the most common and diverse genus of ichneumonine genera in the nearctic realm. They have a considerable range of size to the point where larger species may be confused with Ichneumon and smaller species may be confused with Barichneumon, Melanichneumon, Homotherus, Aoplus, and Crypteffigies.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided