Xanthocryptus novozealandicus
Xanthocryptus novozealandicus, the lemon tree borer parasite is a wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is a native insect of New Zealand. It is also found in Australia and New Guinea. Females hunt for larvae of wood-boring beetles around March, including the lemon tree borer (Oemona hirta), a native cerambycid that tunnels into citrus trees, grapes and many native species. When a suitable host is found, the female pushes her ovipositor through the wood and injects her eggs into the grub. This has the incidental benefit of helping to control some pests. X. novozealandicus prefers to prey on second year lemon tree borer larvae.
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus
Xanthocryptus novozealandicus, the lemon tree borer parasite is a wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is a native insect of New Zealand. It is also found in Australia and New Guinea. Females hunt for larvae of wood-boring beetles around March, including the lemon tree borer (Oemona hirta), a native cerambycid that tunnels into citrus trees, grapes and many native species. When a suitable host is found, the female pushes her ovipositor through the wood and injects her eggs into the grub. This has the incidental benefit of helping to control some pests. X. novozealandicus prefers to prey on second year lemon tree borer larvae.
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus ...... eerd door Dalla Torre in 1901.
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus, ...... les are between 5 - 11mm long.
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus
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Lemon Tree Borer Parasite on blackberry leaf
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X. novozealandicus
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus ...... eerd door Dalla Torre in 1901.
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus, ...... year lemon tree borer larvae.
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus
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Xanthocryptus novozealandicus
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