Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00709
Encyrtoscelio mirissimus
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About Encyrtoscelio mirissimus
Encyrtoscelio mirissimus is a member of Scelionidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Encyrtoscelio mirissimus is an introduced scelionid wasp documented from Kōkeʻe, Kauaʻi. Females may be micropterous or macropterous and are egg parasitoids of burrowing bugs.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Magnacca (2025) identifies historical Kauaʻi material from Kōkeʻe as Encyrtoscelio mirissimus and reports it as a new island record.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; parasitoid larva; pupa; adult; female wing form may vary.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Encyrtoscelio mirissimus
- Family
- Scelionidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Encyrtoscelio mirissimus is a member of Scelionidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.