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Agriculture · Q589

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 589

Q589

Dipteran parasitoid attacking larvae of Helicoverpa armigera is

A.
Sturmia sp.
B.
Carcelia sp.
Answer
C.
Bombylus sp.
D.
Conops sp.

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Dipteran parasitoid attacking larvae of Helicoverpa armigera is Carcelia sp.
Carcelia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Dipteran parasitoids in the insect order Diptera include an estimated 16,000 species, or approximately 20% of the total number of species with this life-style.
Helicoverpa armigera is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Noctuidae The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops.