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Enicospilus
Enicospilus is a genus of large Ichneumonidae wasps. They are unusual for wasps in that they fly at night and can be found near porch lights. While these wasps resemble crane flies with long legs and long, thin bodies, the presence of two sets of wings distinguishes them from the single pair of wings of Diptera (true flies including crane flies). There are almost 700 described species of Enicospilus. They are larval parasitoids of various large moths, including Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae and Saturniidae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Enicospilus purgatus
speciesEnicospilus purgatus
Enicospilus americanus
complexEnicospilus americanus
Enicospilus ramidulus
complexEnicospilus ramidulus
Enicospilus sausi
speciesEnicospilus sausi
Enicospilus guatemalensis
speciesEnicospilus guatemalensis
Enicospilus repentinus
speciesEnicospilus repentinus
Enicospilus lineolatus
speciesEnicospilus lineolatus
Enicospilus skeltonii
speciesEnicospilus skeltonii
Enicospilus coarctatus
speciesEnicospilus coarctatus
Enicospilus pulkus
speciesEnicospilus pulkus
Enicospilus melanocarpus
speciesEnicospilus melanocarpus
Enicospilus flavostigma
speciesEnicospilus flavostigma
Enicospilus insularis
speciesEnicospilus insularis
Enicospilus inflexus
speciesEnicospilus inflexus
Enicospilus gardei
speciesEnicospilus gardei
Enicospilus cubensis
speciesEnicospilus cubensis
Enicospilus pacificus
speciesEnicospilus pacificus
Enicospilus kaalae
speciesEnicospilus kaalae
Enicospilus nigrinervis
speciesEnicospilus nigrinervis
Enicospilus bifasciatus
speciesEnicospilus bifasciatus
Enicospilus concentralis
speciesEnicospilus concentralis
Enicospilus abdominalis
speciesEnicospilus abdominalis
Enicospilus nigronotatus
speciesEnicospilus nigronotatus
Enicospilus morleyi
speciesEnicospilus morleyi
Enicospilus grandiflavus
speciesEnicospilus grandiflavus
Enicospilus longicornis
speciesEnicospilus longicornis
Enicospilus nigropectus
speciesEnicospilus nigropectus
Enicospilus flavoscutellatus
speciesEnicospilus flavoscutellatus
Enicospilus flavocephalus
speciesEnicospilus flavocephalus
Enicospilus lineatus
speciesEnicospilus lineatus
Enicospilus pungens
speciesEnicospilus pungens
Enicospilus undulatus
speciesEnicospilus undulatus
Enicospilus signativentris
speciesEnicospilus signativentris
Enicospilus cushmani
speciesEnicospilus cushmani
Enicospilus dolosus
speciesEnicospilus dolosus
Enicospilus tournieri
speciesEnicospilus tournieri
Enicospilus ashei
speciesEnicospilus ashei
Enicospilus xanthocephalus
speciesEnicospilus xanthocephalus
Enicospilus blackburni
speciesEnicospilus blackburni
Enicospilus merdarius
speciesEnicospilus merdarius
Enicospilus maai
speciesEnicospilus maai
Enicospilus trilineatus
speciesEnicospilus trilineatus
Enicospilus consobrinus
speciesEnicospilus consobrinus
Enicospilus dubitator
speciesEnicospilus dubitator
Enicospilus ruskini
speciesEnicospilus ruskini
Enicospilus dispilus
speciesEnicospilus dispilus
Enicospilus flavus
speciesEnicospilus flavus
Enicospilus hawaiiensis
speciesEnicospilus hawaiiensis
Enicospilus biimpressus
speciesEnicospilus biimpressus
Enicospilus borroloolai
speciesEnicospilus borroloolai
Enicospilus doylei
speciesEnicospilus doylei
Enicospilus variicarpus
speciesEnicospilus variicarpus
Enicospilus shikokuensis
speciesEnicospilus shikokuensis
Enicospilus masneri
speciesEnicospilus masneri
Enicospilus bicoloratus
speciesEnicospilus bicoloratus
Enicospilus braunsii
speciesEnicospilus braunsii
Enicospilus divisus
speciesEnicospilus divisus
Enicospilus ocellatus
speciesEnicospilus ocellatus
Enicospilus pallidistigma
speciesEnicospilus pallidistigma
Enicospilus ryrholmi
speciesEnicospilus ryrholmi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 143968.