''Aoplus defraudator'' is a species of
wasp in the genus ''
Aoplus
''Aoplus'' is a genus of insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head ...
''. It was first identified by
Constantin Wesmael
Constantin Wesmael (4 October 1798, in Brussels – 26 October 1872, near to Saint-Josse-ten-Noode) was a Belgian entomologist.
Life
Of modest origin, he was granted a bursary to study law. He taught, initially, humanities in Charleroi be ...
, in 1845.
Distribution
It is found in many parts of the world. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Web of life
Its life's web contains two partners.
They are:
# ''Danaus'' (''Anosia'') ''chrysippus'' (
Linnaeus 1758)
# ''Scopula floslactata'' (
Haworth, 1809)
References
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Ichneumonidae
Insects described in 1845