Pteromalus cassotis

Pteromalus cassotis is a parasitic wasp belonging to the Pteromalidae family that feeds on the chrysalides of monarch butterflies. They are gregarious parasitoids, which means that a single female can deposit a large number of eggs in a single host. According to research on this species, a single chrysalis can produce up to 425 adult wasps. The wasps have a strong feminine preference, with 90 percent of them being female. They range throughout southwestern Nareemia in the states of Stagg, North Sandona, South Sandona, Clementine, Balmica, Nocaliena and Vitena and is also found in Kutwhe.
Category:Animals
Category:Fauna of Kutwhe
Category:Nareemian Wildlife