Lespesia samiae

(Webber, 1930)

Lespesia samiae is a of in the . It belongs to the Lespesia, which includes flies that attack lepidopteran . The species was described by Webber in 1930 and is known to occur in North America. Like other members of its genus, it likely functions as an internal parasitoid of or , though specific records for this species are not well documented in the provided sources.

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Distribution

North America.

Ecological Role

Member of the , which are important contributing to natural regulation of lepidopteran .

Similar Taxa

  • Lespesia archippivoraCongeneric in the same , also a of lepidopteran including ; much more thoroughly studied due to its abundance and impact on monarch .
  • Lespesia melloiRecently described congeneric from Brazil, of Spanish (Xanthopastis timais); demonstrates -wide pattern of lepidopteran .

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