ichneumon wasps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ichneumon_wasps

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:entomologist gptkb:parasitoid_wasp
gptkbp:adultDiet	nectar
gptkbp:antennaType	long, often with many segments
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:color	varied, often black, brown, yellow, or orange
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:ichneumonid_wasps
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole	biological control agent
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus 1758
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHabitat	inside host insects
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant	host insect tissues
gptkbp:notableFeature	long ovipositor in many species
gptkbp:numberOfAxles	two pairs of membranous wings
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 24,000 described
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:parasitizes	spiders caterpillars other arthropods beetle larvae sawfly larvae
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:range	3 mm to over 40 mm
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:braconid_wasps
gptkbp:reproduction	lay eggs in or on host
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:Ichneumonidae
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:family
gptkbp:threats	not dangerous
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ichneumonidae gptkb:Ichneumonoidea gptkb:Panachaikos gptkb:braconid_wasps gptkb:Nimbacininae
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	ichneumon wasps