Diachasmimorpha tryoni

Natural history and identification

Diachasmimorpha tryoni attacks late larval stages of tephritid fruit flies. Research compares its response to fruit-infesting and gall-forming hosts, an important distinction when assessing non-target effects. It is a parasitoid whose offspring develop at the expense of a host, rather than a wasp that simply visits fruit or flowers.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Bishop Museum checklist treatment records Kauaʻi occurrence.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Diachasmimorpha tryoni

Family

Braconidae

Order

Hymenoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced — biocontrol

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Diachasmimorpha tryoni belongs to Braconidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced — biocontrol.

Sources and further reading

• Bishop Museum terrestrial arthropod checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source