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| Cotesia congregata | |
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| C. congregata on hornworm Manduca sexta | |
| Male C. congregata courtship song | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Cotesia |
| Species: | C. congregata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotesia congregata (Say, 1836)
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| Synonyms | |
Cotesia congregata is a parasitoid wasp of the genus Cotesia. The genus is particularly noted for its use of polydnaviruses. Parasitoids are distinct from true parasites in that a parasitoid will ultimately kill its host or otherwise sterilize it.
- ^ Say, T., 1836. Description of new species of North American Hymenoptera, and observations on some already described. Boston Journal of Natural History, Vol. 1, p. 262 (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100882#page/265/mode/1up)