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Evania appendigaster, also known as the blue-eyed ensign wasp, is a species of wasp in the family Evaniidae. Its native range is not known, but it likely originated in Asia . Today it occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics and in many temperate regions.
Evaniidae is a family of parasitoid wasps also known as ensign wasps, nightshade wasps, hatchet wasps, or cockroach egg parasitoid wasps.They number around 20 extant genera containing over 400 described species, and are found all over the world except in the polar regions. [1]
Evania is a genus of ensign wasps in the family Evaniidae. Like all members of the family, they are cockroach egg parasitoids. There are more than 60 described species in Evania. Evania appendigaster, the blue-eyed ensign wasp, is a common wasp found through most of the world. [1] [2]
Not attracted to lights at night unless nest is disturbed, or light is placed near hive, or bee is sick. [5] Attracted to lights at night [6] [7] Lives in Large colonies of flat, wax-based honeycomb hanging vertically. Small cavities in the soil or sometime above ground in dark cavities. Commonly uses small rodent nests, may use bird cavity nests.
Hyptia harpyoides is a species of ensign wasp in the family Evaniidae. It is found in North America. It is found in North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a parasite of Parcoblatta eggs.
Chalybion californicum, the common blue mud dauber of North America, is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp first described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1867. It is not normally aggressive towards humans. [2] It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerarium).
NBC Chicago reports, "Experts said blue-eyed cicadas have been seen before, but such sightings are rare. "One in a million," said Dr. Gene Kritsky, dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences at Mount ...
The nests of most species are constructed out of mud, but polistines and vespines use plant fibers, chewed to form a sort of paper (also true of some stenogastrines). Many species are pollen vectors contributing to the pollination of several plants, being potential or even effective pollinators, [ 2 ] while others are notable predators of pest ...