Itoplectis conquisitor (Say, 1835)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Ichneumonidae   >   Genus Itoplectis   

Status:

"One of the most common of all North American ichneumonid species" (Bob Carlson/BugGuide).

Relationships:

BugGuide (2016): "The hosts of this species are very numerous and include many species of Lepidoptera as well as some species of other Ichneumonidae that parasitize Lepidoptera, which indicates that the species is at least sometimes hyperparasitic. Among the known hosts of the species are the bagworm Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis and the crambid genus Herpetogramma, but there have been many rearings from economically important genera like Choristoneura and Rhyacionia."

There are 9 records in the project database.

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An Itoplectis conquisitor in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/6/2007). Determined by Bob Carlson/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A female Itoplectis conquisitor in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (9/30/2018). Determined by Bob Zuparko/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

An Itoplectis conquisitor in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2014). Identification verified by Bob Carlson. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A female Itoplectis conquisitor in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). Verified by Jonathan Hoskins/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A female Itoplectis conquisitor in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/2/2013). Verified by Bob Carlson/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

An Itoplectis conquisitor in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/28/2017). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

An Itoplectis conquisitor in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2014). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)


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