Ophion flavidus Brullé, 1846

Moreno, Alejandra González - & Bordera, Santiago, 2012, The Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán, Mexico, Zootaxa 3230, pp. 1-51 : 33

Ophion flavidus Brullé, 1846

Distribution: Nearctic and Neotropical ( Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay).

Hosts: Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766) ; Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1809) ; Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850) ; Peridroma saucia (Hübner, 1808) ; Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) ; Spodoptera eridania (Stoll, 1782) ; Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ). Symmerista leucitys Franclemont, 1946 ( Lepidoptera : Notodontidae ).

Habitat: Dry forest.

Phenology: June, July.

Studied material: MEXICO. Yucatán State, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Cuyo Station, Sacbo: 10– 24. VI.2009, 5 Ƥ (CER– UADY); 24.VI–08. VII.2009, 1 Ƥ ( CEUA).