Bracon minutator (Fabricius 1798) (Family Braconidae)


Male

Female

Ovipositing

Length: Male 3.75mm, Female 3.2-5.5mm;
Wingspan: Male 8mm, Female 12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 17.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Paranthrene tabaniformis Larva

Pennisetia hylaeiformis Larva

Mesapamea secalis Larva

Archips xylosteana Larva

Gracillaria syringella

Xyphosia miliaria Larva

Anthonomus pomorum Larva
Possible Food:
(Larva)

Gelechiidae Larvae

Other Noctuidae

Psychidae

Other Tortricidae

Chloropidae Larvae

Tephritidae

Hymnenoptera
Food:
(Adult)

Leucanthemum vulgare Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar

Angelica sylvestris Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar


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