Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00263
Acrophasmus immigrans
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About Acrophasmus immigrans
Acrophasmus immigrans is an accidentally introduced braconid wasp.
Ecology and introduction history
Acrophasmus immigrans is an accidentally introduced braconid wasp. Although described from Oʻahu, it is also known outside Hawaiʻi; a Hawaiian type locality alone does not make it endemic. The Kauaʻi voucher is from Kōkeʻe. The published island-record account does not identify a host for that specimen, so its presence should not be interpreted as a demonstrated attack on a particular native insect.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Kauaʻi specimen from Kōkeʻe; accidental immigrant.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Acrophasmus immigrans
- Family
- Braconidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Acrophasmus immigrans is an accidentally introduced braconid wasp.