Achaius oratorius

Achaius oratorius (Fabricius)

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Ichneumonidae
Subfamilia: Ichneumoninae
Tribus: Ichneumonini

Species name edit

Achaius oratorius (Fabricius, 1793)

Original name edit

Ichneumon oratorius Fabricius 1793

Distribution edit

Palaearctic (Western and Eastern)

Image edit

Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Detailed description edit

Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts edit

Lepidoptera: Anarta myrtili L. (Noctuidae), Bupalus piniarius L (Geometridae), Dendrolimus albolineatus Mats., D. spectabilis Butler (Lasiocampidae).

Biology edit

Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation edit

As adult, female.

Ecology edit

(For Eastern Europe): Biotopical preference (by descending): Forest ecosystems (pine-alder-spruce-oak- birch forests,), opened ecosystems (meadows-personal plots). Seasonal activity: May-October, maximum – July (Tereshkin, 2011, 2014).

Literature edit

  • Fabricius J.C. 1793: Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. 2: 1–519.
  • Tereshkin, A. 2011: Illustrated key to the genera of the subtribe Amblytelina of Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, Ichneumonini). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 43(1): 597-711. PDF
  • Tereshkin А. М. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera).Minsk:Pravo i ehkonomika: 1–284. PDF