braconid wasp: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	Braconidae

Photos

A braconid parasitic wasp (Apanteles species) with long antennae and slender body stands on a green leaf.

Tiny braconid wasp

A green hornworm caterpillar on a plant stem is covered with clusters of small white wasp eggs along its back.

See All Images →

Topics

Habrobracon Apanteles congregatus Chremilus rubiginosus Microtonus brevicollis Opius concolor Apanteles glomeratus parasitoid Ichneumonoidea ichneumon wasp

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

Know Your Bugs Quiz

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.

Creepy Crawlers Quiz