Phaeogenes
Wesmael, 1845
Species Guides
2Phaeogenes is a of in the Ichneumonidae. are distributed across Eurasia and North America. The genus includes solitary pupal that attack Lepidoptera . At least one species, Phaeogenes vincibilis, has been documented parasitizing the bindweed (Emmelina monodactyla).
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Eurasia and North America. GBIF records confirm presence in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Host Associations
- Emmelina monodactyla - bindweed ; first record for Phaeogenes vincibilis
Life Cycle
Pupal . is solitary.
Behavior
Phaeogenes cynarae has been observed to avoid and exhibits specific searching and oviposition .
Ecological Role
of Lepidoptera; regulates .
More Details
Taxonomic Note
Phaeogenes vincibilis was previously placed in the Oronotus.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Ecological and Behavioral Studies of Phaeogenes cynarae: Ecology; Host Specificity; Searching and Oviposition; and Avoidance of Superparasitism1
- The Bindweed Plume Moth, <i>Emmelina Monodactyla</i> (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae): First Host Record for <i>Phaeogenes Vincibilis</i> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)