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Meteorus rubens

Meteorus rubens

Field notes

Meteorus rubens is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae which attacks significant crop pests including the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon. 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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Range

United States

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