Meteorus rubens
Species of wasp
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Meteorus rubens is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae which attacks significant crop pests including the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon.[2][3] The wasps have been shown to be easily collected through the use of traps baited with mustard oils.[4] They have been shown to carry Rioviridae RNA viruses, one of only a few parasitoids to carry them.[5]
| Meteorus rubens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Meteorus |
| Species: | M. rubens |
| Binomial name | |
| Meteorus rubens (Nees, 1811) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Meteorus leviventris (Wesmael, 1835) | |
