Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00267
Bracon swezeyi
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About Bracon swezeyi
Bracon swezeyi attacks larvae of small moths.
Ecology and introduction history
Bracon swezeyi attacks larvae of small moths. It was described from Hawaiʻi but is treated as a probable accidental immigrant, with records including Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. The parasitoid relationship concerns its developing offspring; adult occurrence alone does not identify the caterpillar host. The available island record supplies no Kauaʻi-specific host list, generation time, or estimate of its impact on native moths.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Previously recorded from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu; parasitoid of microlepidopteran larvae.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Bracon swezeyi
- Family
- Braconidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Bracon swezeyi attacks larvae of small moths.