Eutanyacra crispatoria

Eutanyacra crispatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonavigation

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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

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Eutanyacra crispatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original name

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Ichneumon crispatorius Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution

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Western Palaearctic (up to West Siberia).

Image

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Tereshkin, 2011, 2013

Main characters

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Body black with reach yellow and reddish-brown pattern; reddishbrown: internal and external (partially) orbits, hind corners of pronotum, most part of abdominal tergites; yellow: internal orbits in part, spot on subalarum, scutellum, apical bands on postpetiolus and second tergite, membranous part of abdominal sternites. Femora of all legs black on the larger part, tibiae and tarsi reddish-brown.

Detailed description

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Tereshkin, 2011

Hosts

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Lepidoptera: Semiothisa liturata Cl. (Geometridae); Helicoverpa zea Bodd., Mesapamea secalis L. (Noctuidae).

Biology

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Eggs deposition: larvae. Emerge: pupae.

Hibernation

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Females hibernate as adult.

Ecology

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Biotopical preference: The species is met in region of Eastern Europe only in pine forests and in a greatest quantity it is presented in the bog moss pine forests (raised bogs). In a forest-steppe region of Western Siberia E. crispatoria is presented in mass in birch forests and aspen forests (shelter belts).

Seasonal activity: Females of E. crispatoria are active from June till September without distinctly expressed peak. Males are being met from June till October and have distinct peak of activity in August (Tereshkin, 2011, 2014).

Literature

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  • Linnaeus, C. von 1758: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurnetii Salvii, Holmiae: 1–824.
  • 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.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Minsk:Pravo i ehkonomika: 1–284. PDF
  • Tereshkin А.M. 2013: Guide to preparing scientific illustrations in Entomology on an example of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 45(2): 1047–1277. PDF