Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00266
Bracon mellitor
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About Bracon mellitor
Bracon mellitor is a parasitoid of caterpillars associated with stored products.
Ecology and introduction history
Bracon mellitor is a parasitoid of caterpillars associated with stored products. This host relationship places its immature development in an insect-based food web associated with infested materials. Kauaʻi and Oʻahu were already represented in the published Hawaiian distribution. That association does not imply that every adult found outdoors is breeding in a nearby store, or establish a particular Kauaʻi host species.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Previously reported from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu; parasitoid of stored-product Lepidoptera larvae.
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
- Bracon mellitor
- 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
- Bracon mellitor is a parasitoid of caterpillars associated with stored products.