Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00273
Barichneumon californicus
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About Barichneumon californicus
Barichneumon californicus is an accidentally introduced ichneumon wasp, with published Hawaiian records including Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.
Ecology and introduction history
Barichneumon californicus is an accidentally introduced ichneumon wasp, with published Hawaiian records including Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. Its source region is western North America. The island-record paper documents distribution, rather than a Kauaʻi rearing record. A host or claim of useful pest control cannot be inferred simply from its membership in a parasitoid-wasp family; the local host relationship remains unreported in that account.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Nishida listed the species from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.
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
- Barichneumon californicus
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Barichneumon californicus is an accidentally introduced ichneumon wasp, with published Hawaiian records including Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.