Copidosoma
Sign in to saveCopidosoma is a genus of chalcid wasps, which are parasitoids of Lepidoptera. The wasps are polyembryonic, depositing one or two eggs into their host which then develop into multiple offspring and have a soldier caste and a reproductive caste.
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Copidosoma is a genus of chalcid wasps, which are parasitoids of Lepidoptera. The wasps are polyembryonic, depositing one or two eggs into their host which then develop into multiple offspring and have a soldier caste and a reproductive caste.
==Species and biology== Copidosoma has over 200 species, according to the Natural History Museum of London's Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Among these is Copidosoma floridanum, known for having the largest recorded brood of any parasitoidal insect, at 3,055 individuals, and for having its genome sequenced by the Human Genome Sequencing Center as part of the i5K project.