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Insect parasites of the winter moth,Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in western Europe

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Sixty-three species of insect parasites of the winter moth,Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), including 26 reared in the present investigation and 37 recorded only in the literature, are listed. Eleven of those reared in the present study are new parasite records for winter moth. Thirteen of the records from the literature are questionable because in each case the identity of either the parasite or host in uncertain. Notes on distribution and life-history are given for species reared in the present study.

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In vorliegender Untersuchung wurden insgesamt 63 Insekten als Parasiten des Frostspanner,Operophtera brumata (L.), behandelt. Von diesen sind 37 Arten nur aus der Literatur bekannt. Die übrigen 26 Arten wurden aus dem gesammelten Material gezüchtet. Von letzteren waren 11 Arten bis jetzt noch nicht als Parasiten der Frostspanner bekannt. 13 in der Literatur genannte Arten sind mit einem Fragezeichen zu versehen, weil die Bestimmung der Parasiten-Arten oder des Wirtes zweifelhaft erscheint. Bemerkungen über die Biologie und Verbreitung der von uns gezüchteten Arten werden gegeben.

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Wylie, H.G. Insect parasites of the winter moth,Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in western Europe. Entomophaga 5, 111–129 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374400

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