Parnopes edwardsii
| Parnopes edwardsii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Parnopes |
| Species: | P. edwardsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnopes edwardsii Cresson, 1879 | |
Parnopes edwardsii is a species of parasitic cuckoo wasp.[1] Native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains, the metallic blue-green wasps are nest parasites of sand wasps.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Parnopes edwardsii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ↑ "Species Parnopes edwardsii". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
- ↑ "Meet UC Davis Entomology Major Gwen Erdosh: 'Gwentomologist' | Entomology & Nematology News". ucanr.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
Further reading
[edit]- Kimsey, Lynn Siri (2006). California Cuckoo Wasps in the Family Chrysididae (Hymenoptera). University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 125. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-09857-2. LCCN 2006029139.
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