Ampulex compressa (Fabricius, 1781) The Emerald Cockroach Wasp or Jewel Wasp (16120179397)
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Description: Pattaya Chonburi Thailand The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae. It is known for its unusual reproductive behavior, which involves stinging a cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae. It thus belongs to the entomophagous parasites. Date: 4 November 2012, 14:58. Source: Ampulex compressa (Fabricius, 1781) The Emerald Cockroach Wasp or Jewel Wasp. Author: Len Worthington.
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- Apoidea (bees & apoid Wasps)
- Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)
- Ampulicinae
- Ampulicini
- Ampulex
- Ampulex compressa (Emerald cockroach wasp)
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