Hyptia harpyoides

Hyptia harpyoides · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Evaniidae

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Hyptia harpyoides
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Hyptia harpyoides lives in North America. It is a parasite that feeds on the eggs of the cockroach genus Parcoblatta.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Parasitizes Parcoblatta eggs.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, New York, Virginia, New Jersey.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Hyptia harpyoides photo 2
Photo: Kyle Rossner, CC BY
Hyptia harpyoides photo 3
Photo: Emmett Collins-Sussman, CC BY

Same family (Evaniidae)

Blue-eyed Ensign WaspBlue-eyed Ensign WaspEvania appendigaster

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyptia_harpyoides

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