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Definition of Ichneumon fly
1. Noun. Hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae.
Group relationships: Family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonidae
Definition of Ichneumon fly
1. Noun. (''inaccurately named'') ichneumon wasp ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ichneumon Fly
Literary usage of Ichneumon fly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1867)
"Cryptus inquisitor, a small yellow-banded ichneumon fly, destroys the ...
is attacked by a small ichneumon fly, the larva of which, after feeding upon the ..."
2. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"... Life History of an ichneumon fly (Pimpla inquisitor, This important but
widespread parasite of caterpillars occurs in California, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, ..."
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