H. fontinalis later instar larvae feeding on caterpillar
Hercus fontinalis is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It is found in the United States and Europe. It is an ectoparasite of Tortricidae caterpillars.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Hercus fontinalis:
Hercus fontinalis flavens Townes & Gupta, 1992 c g
Hercus fontinalis fontinalis g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
↑WATANABE, Kyohei; TANIWAKI, Tooru (30 May 2015). "Review of the Genera Atopotrophos Cushman, 1940, Cladeutes, Townes, 1969, Hercus Townes, 1969, and Neliopisthus Thomson, 1883, from Japan (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tryphoninae)". Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology. 21 (1). doi:10.69343/jjsystent.21.1_69.