Pimpla disparis

Pimpla disparis is a species of Ichneumonidae wasp. It is a pupal parasitoid of Lymantria dispar,^[2] although it is a generalist parasitoid, attacking other species such as Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis.^[3] It is native to the Palearctic realm, and has since the 1970s been introduced to the United States for biological pest control.^[4]

Pimpla disparis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Genus:	Pimpla
Species:	P. disparis
Binomial name
Pimpla disparis Viereck, 1911[1]