''Ooencyrtus'' is a genus of

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named and

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the genus in 1900.

Species

, approximately 320 species are recognized, including: * '' Ooencyrtus anabrivorus'' * '' Ooencyrtus clisiocampae'' * '' Ooencyrtus johnsoni'' * ''

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

'' * '' Ooencyrtus marcelloi'' * '' Ooencyrtus papilionis''

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