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Metopius
Metopius is a cosmopolitan genus of parasitoid ichneumon wasps in the subfamily Metopiinae. They lay eggs inside caterpillars of Lepidoptera that are found in leaf rolls, and the adult wasps later emerge from the pupa. They are black and yellow striped and reach over 2 cm (0.79 in) in length. Their coloring may be mimicking potter wasps. Metopius spp. make a buzzing noise when captured.
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Metopius fuscipennis
speciesMetopius fuscipennis
Metopius rufus
speciesMetopius rufus
Metopius dentatus
speciesMetopius dentatus
Metopius citratus
speciesMetopius citratus
Metopius unifenestratus
speciesMetopius unifenestratus
Metopius pollinctorius
speciesMetopius pollinctorius
Metopius galbaneus
speciesMetopius galbaneus
Metopius clathratus
speciesMetopius clathratus
Metopius michaelseni
speciesMetopius michaelseni
Metopius metallicus
speciesMetopius metallicus
Metopius notatus
speciesMetopius notatus
Metopius krombeini
speciesMetopius krombeini
Metopius leiopygus
speciesMetopius leiopygus
Metopius laticinctellus
speciesMetopius laticinctellus
Metopius scrobiculatus
speciesMetopius scrobiculatus
Metopius latibalteatus
speciesMetopius latibalteatus
Metopius comptus
speciesMetopius comptus
Metopius femoratus
speciesMetopius femoratus
Metopius scutatifrons
speciesMetopius scutatifrons
Metopius albipictus
speciesMetopius albipictus
Metopius audens
speciesMetopius audens
Metopius discolor
speciesMetopius discolor
Metopius hilaris
speciesMetopius hilaris
Metopius hilaroides
speciesMetopius hilaroides
Metopius lugubris
speciesMetopius lugubris
Metopius strenuus
speciesMetopius strenuus
Metopius zuluanus
speciesMetopius zuluanus
Metopius zuluensis
speciesMetopius zuluensis
Metopius dirus
speciesMetopius dirus
Metopius bellatorius
speciesMetopius bellatorius
Metopius continuus
speciesMetopius continuus
Metopius croceicornis
speciesMetopius croceicornis
Metopius castiliensis
speciesMetopius castiliensis
Metopius harpyiae
speciesMetopius harpyiae
Metopius longispina
speciesMetopius longispina
Metopius necatorius
speciesMetopius necatorius
Metopius mediterraneus
speciesMetopius mediterraneus
Metopius hispanicus
speciesMetopius hispanicus
Metopius tauricus
speciesMetopius tauricus
Metopius vespoides
speciesMetopius vespoides
Metopius austriacus
speciesMetopius austriacus
Metopius croaticus
speciesMetopius croaticus
Metopius curtiventris
speciesMetopius curtiventris
Metopius erythropus
speciesMetopius erythropus
Metopius interruptus
speciesMetopius interruptus
Metopius fossulatus
speciesMetopius fossulatus
Metopius pocksungi
speciesMetopius pocksungi
Metopius sapporensis
speciesMetopius sapporensis
Metopius contractus
speciesMetopius contractus
Metopius anxius
speciesMetopius anxius
Metopius brevispina
speciesMetopius brevispina
Metopius pinatorius
speciesMetopius pinatorius
Metopius paradoxus
speciesMetopius paradoxus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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