Pteromalus puparum
Parasitic wasp
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Pteromalus puparum, common name white butterfly pupal parasitoid wasp, is a widely distributed species of endoparasitic wasp that oviposits in and parasitizes Lepidoptera cocoons. It is used as a biological control of the cabbage white butterfly.[1] This wasp parasitizes a number of other species, including at least 11 kinds of swallowtail butterflies.[2][3]
| Pteromalus puparum | |
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| Pteromalus puparum with chrysalis they emerged from | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Pteromalidae |
| Genus: | Pteromalus |
| Species: | P. puparum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteromalus puparum (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
