Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00264
Apanteles trifasciatus
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About Apanteles trifasciatus
Apanteles trifasciatus develops as a parasitoid of small moth caterpillars.
Ecology and introduction history
Apanteles trifasciatus develops as a parasitoid of small moth caterpillars. Its immature stage depends on an insect host, whereas the winged adult is the dispersing reproductive stage. The Hawaiian record includes Kauaʻi, and the species is regarded as an early immigrant despite having been described from Hawaiʻi. A list of islands where it occurs does not show which caterpillars it uses on Kauaʻi or how strongly it affects them.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Reported from all main Hawaiian Islands except Kahoʻolawe and Molokaʻi, which includes Kauaʻi.
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
- Apanteles trifasciatus
- 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
- Apanteles trifasciatus develops as a parasitoid of small moth caterpillars.