
"Chrysis ignita", also known as the ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasp. Cuckoo wasps are kleptoparasites – they lay their eggs in the nests of other wasp species and their young consume the eggs or larva of the host wasp for sustenance.
Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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Uploaded Jun 1, 2020. Captured Jun 1, 2020 11:55 in Sellinkweg 2, 7106 CN Winterswijk Ratum, Netherlands.