Ooencyrtus kuvanae

Ooencyrtus kuvanae is a species of chalcid wasp. It was introduced to North America in 1908 to control Lymantria moths.^[1] In North America, it has become an active parasitoid of the invasive spotted lanternfly.^[2]

Ooencyrtus kuvanae
Adult Ooencyrtus kuvanae on spongy moth egg mass.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Encyrtidae
Genus:	Ooencyrtus
Species:	O. kuvanae
Binomial name
Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard 1910)