Brachymeria (genus - parasitoids)

Chalcididae • Chalcidoidea (parasitoids) • Hymenoptera parasitoids • Beneficials/natural enemies

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Brachymeria ovata (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Graham Wise
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Brachymeria Westwood 1829

This genus contains more than 300 species of chalcidid wasps and is widely distributed. Typically, they are primary pupal endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera and a number of them are regarded as important natural enemies of pest moths like the gypsy moth or the diamondback moth. Some species are also obligatory or facultative hyperparasitoids.

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Brachymeria lasus (parasitoid)
• Brachymeria ovata (parasitoid)
• Brachymeria tibialis (parasitoid)