Listen to the Cotesia congregata
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About the Cotesia congregata
The Cotesia congregata is a insect in the family Braconidae (order Hymenoptera).
What does the Cotesia congregata sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Cotesia congregata sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Cotesia congregata on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the Cotesia congregata belong to?
The Cotesia congregata (Cotesia congregata) belongs to the family Braconidae in the order Hymenoptera.
Sources & credits
- Characterization-and-Generation-of-Male-Courtship-Song-in-Cotesia-congregata-(Hymenoptera… by Bredlau J, Mohajer Y, Cameron T, Kester K, Fine M – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica journal.pone .0062051.s001-resave – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2415647 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Cotesia congregata – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Beatriz Moisset – CC BY-SA 3.0