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Scollid wasp

Scoliidae

Notes:

There is some activity going here like lying eggs or so.

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2 Comments

Lauren thank you very much for this wonderful information. :))

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Hi Chief, nice pictures! This is a Scollid wasp. They are parasites (as larvae) of beetle larvae. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliidae). This looks like a female so she probably is not laying eggs there on the leaf.

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Spotted on Sep 27, 2013
Submitted on Mar 13, 2014

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