Pnigalio agraules (parasitoid)
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Pnigalio agraules (= P. mediterraneus) male (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Giancarlo Dessì
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Giancarlo Dessì
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Pnigalio agraules (parasitoid) (Walker, 1839)
This wasp is found in Europe, neighbouring regions and parts of Asia. In Europe, it is a common parasitoid of the horse-chestnut leafminer, Cameraria ohridella, and other Lepidoptera leafminers. It has been also recorded as a parasitoid of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, in the Mediterranean region. Gebiola et al. (2014) concluded that P. agraules apparently switched hosts when the horse-chestnut leafminer become common in south-eastern Europe and followed the leafminer when it invaded other parts of Europe.
Synonyms:
Pnigalio mediterraneus
