Alomya debellator

Alomya debellator is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

Alomya debellator
Alomya cf. debellator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Ichneumonoidea
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Ichneumoninae
Genus:	Alomya
Species:	A. debellator
Binomial name
Alomya debellator (Fabricius 1775)
Synonyms
Alomya debellatrix Schulz, 1906 Alomya fischeri (Schrank, 1776) Alomya nigra Gravenhorst, 1829 Alomya ovator (Fabricius, 1793) Alomya trituberculata (Gmelin, 1790) Alomya victor Curtis, 1826 Alomya victrix Schulz, 1906 Ichneumon debellator Fabricius, 1775 Ichneumon fischeri Schrank, 1776 Ichneumon ovator Fabricius, 1793

Description

Alomya debellator can reach a length of 10.5–18 mm. The head, thorax and upper legs are black, whilst the abdomen and lower legs are mainly orange with black markings or a broad black band.

Adult wasps feed on aphid honeydew and nectar of Anthriscus sylvestris and Heracleum sphondylium. They can be found from May to September. The females of this parasitoid wasp lay their eggs into the caterpillars of moths, mainly Autographa gamma, Hepialus lupulinus and Euthrix potatoria. When they hatch, the larvae feed on their hosts.

Distribution

A. debellator is present in most of Europe.

Habitat

This species prefers hedgerows and meadows.

References

• Ewen Camerona The Biology and Economic Importance of Alomya debellator (F.)
• Fauna Europaea
• Biolib

External links

• Nature Spot
• Commanster