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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Banchine Wasp

Banchus falcatorius

About

A stout black-and-yellow ichneumon wasp that mimics social wasps in appearance. It is a solitary parasitoid of moth larvae feeding on low-growing plants.

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Did You Know?

Its bold yellow-and-black pattern is a convincing mimic of common social wasps, deterring predators.