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Netelia ephippiata. Image: Don Horne / CC BY 4.0
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
Te Rahi
- E 20 mm te roa o te tinana
Size range
- Body length 20 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Kāore e noho ā–iwi. Kei ngā tōpito katoa o Aotearoa
Distribution
- Do not live in colonies. Widespread in NZ
Te Huringa Ora
- He wāpu pirinoa, whakatōkia ai ōna hua ki roto tonu i ngā torongū o ngā Noctuid
Life history
- Parasitic wasps, laying their eggs in the larvae of Noctuid caterpillars
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