''Cratichneumon coruscator'' is a species of the

parasitic wasp Parasitoid wasps are a large group of hymenopteran superfamilies, with all but the wood wasps ( Orussoidea) being in the wasp-waisted Apocrita. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in the bodies of other arthropods, sooner or later cau ...

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Ichneumonidae The Ichneumonidae, also known as the ichneumon wasps, Darwin wasps, or ichneumonids, are a family of parasitoid wasps of the insect order Hymenoptera. They are one of the most diverse groups within the Hymenoptera with roughly 25,000 species cu ...

Description

''Cratichneumon coruscator'' can reach a length of in males, of in females. Adults can be found from May to August. Larvae feed on '' Panolis flammea'' and other

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in the Oriental ecozone.Fauna europaea
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References

Bibliography

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