Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00272
Helorus ruficornis
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About Helorus ruficornis
Helorus ruficornis is a parasitoid of green-lacewing larvae.
Ecology and introduction history
Helorus ruficornis is a parasitoid of green-lacewing larvae. The relationship is biologically different from the lacewing larva’s own predatory feeding: the wasp develops at the expense of its host. The Kauaʻi record comes from the Kōkeʻe–Puʻu o Kila area. The source treats the wasp as an accidental immigrant and does not identify which lacewing species served as the host of the collected adult.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Kauaʻi specimen from Kōkeʻe/Puʻu o Kila; parasitoid of chrysopid 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
- Helorus ruficornis
- Family
- Heloridae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Helorus ruficornis is a parasitoid of green-lacewing larvae.