Wasp Parasitizer Moth (Chalcoela pegasalis)

Found on a blanket in my bedroom.

As its common name implies, its larvae are parasitoids and feed on the larvae of paper wasps!

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Christine Young

Lion

Totally awesome! Posted 5 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  I thought so too! I made friends with this beauty the night before last. It was just hanging out on my fuzzy blanket and flew up to the ceiling when I went to do some reading. I had to run and get my camera. It cooperated with me very nicely, and I got to have a nice conversation! <3 Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Sounds delightful ;) Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Very cool! Posted 5 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  I was aware of wasps that parasitized moth larvae but not the opposite! Posted 5 years ago

The Wasp Parasitizer Moth

''Chalcoela pegasalis'', the wasp parasitizer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, the French Antilles, Puerto Rico and from southern Ontario and Maryland to Florida, east to Texas and north to Illinois.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling