Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00269
Macrocentrus calacte
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About Macrocentrus calacte
Macrocentrus calacte is an introduced braconid represented by specimens from the Kalalau Trail and Kōkeʻe.
Ecology and introduction history
Macrocentrus calacte is an introduced braconid represented by specimens from the Kalalau Trail and Kōkeʻe. A plant recorded on an adult collection label is a collecting association, not proof that the plant is a larval food source. As a parasitoid wasp, its host relationship must be established through rearing or comparable biological evidence. The cited island-record treatment does not establish a Kauaʻi host for these specimens.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Kauaʻi specimens from Nā Pali Coast/Kalalau Trail and Kōkeʻe.
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
- Macrocentrus calacte
- 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
- Macrocentrus calacte is an introduced braconid represented by specimens from the Kalalau Trail and Kōkeʻe.