Braconid and ichneumonid (Hymenoptera) parasitoid wasps of Lepidoptera from the Maltese Islands Author Mifsud, David Author Farrugia, Lucia Author Shaw, Mark R. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-03-14 4567 1 47 60 journal article 28366 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.3 08a63c3c-ef37-4a13-ad59-436532201c95 1175-5326 2593032 B1916909-5696-44EF-AC8F-E41CDF1E6DA8 Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst, 1829) Materials examined: MALTA , Mosta , 20–30.ix.2016 , 38 exx., emerged from Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ) larva feeding on bird seed mixture collected on 31.vii.2016 , LF, DMC [parasitoid determined by Mark Shaw; host determined by Michael Zerafa]. Notes: This koinobiont endoparasitoid was first reported from Malta by Schembri (1992) and again by Mifsud (1997) from larvae probably belonging to Selania leplastriana (Curtis) (but see comment in Table 2 ). It is a common parasitoid of species from the pyralid subfamily Phycitinae, such as Ephestia and Plodia spp. ( Rogers, 1972 ; Harvey et al ., 2001 ). These moths are commonly found in warehouses, granaries, flour mills or similar environments that contain stored food products.