Lixophaga sp.9

General comments: 

"tiger blunt"

Morphology: 

Small and robust. Eyes with only short sparse hairs. Orange abdomen (short) with black markings. Thorax with distinct longitudinal stripes. Has pair of britles stern.

Size: 

6.5mm

Larval morphology and behavior: 

One individual per rearing

Geographic Range: 

Yanayacu Biological Station, 0.585833S, 77.884444W, 2300m

Altitudinal Range: 

2300m

Habitat: 

Tropical Forest

Host species: 

Pyralidae

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith