Netelia producta

Netelia foveata Cameron 1898 Netelia producta is a species of ichneumonid wasp in the subfamily Tryphoninae found in Australia.

[1] It is uniformly orange-brown in color like most members of the genus, and separation from its allies can only be reliably done by inspection of male genitalia with respect to a structure on the clasper.

[3] Netelia producta is a koinobiont larval parasitoid of caterpillars in the family Noctuidae.

[3] The female envenomates the host caterpillar to paralyze it and lays an egg behind the head capsule.

The larva then spins its own black-colored cocoon out of silk and pupates in the subterranean pupation chamber created by its host.