Taeniogonalos gestroi

Taeniogonalos gestroi is a species of wasp in the family Trigonalidae.

[2] It is a hyperparasitoid that parasitise Ichneumonidae and Tachinidae larva inside the caterpillars of Lepidoptera.

It has a wide range, as it is native to India (Sikkim), Malaysia, China (Hainan, Jiangsu, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.

[3] Ground colour is black with yellow maculae (spots; patterns).

[1] It was previously thought to be a subspecies or a variety of a different species, Taeniogonalos thwaitesii,[2] which is native to Sri Lanka.

Taeniogonalos gestroi adult