Cratichneumon
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| Cratichneumon | |
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| Cratichneumon coruscator | |
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| Cratichneumon subfilatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Tribe: | Ichneumonini |
| Genus: | Cratichneumon Thomson, 1893 |
Cratichneumon is a genus of the parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Ichneumonidae.[1] It is native to North America but mostly in the eastern United States and Canada.[2]
It is one of the most common and diverse genus of ichneumonine genera in the nearctic realm. They have a considerable range of size to the point where larger species may be confused with Ichneumon and smaller species may be confused with Barichneumon, Melanichneumon, Homotherus, Aoplus, and Crypteffigies.[2]
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