Evania appendigaster
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Evania appendigaster, also known as the blue-eyed ensign wasp, is a species of wasp in the family Evaniidae. Its native range is not known, but it likely originated in Asia. Today it occurs throughout
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E. appendigaster, with the flaglike gaster clearly visible
Cockroach
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Cockroaches are insects belonging to the order Blattodea. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known pests.
Evania appendigaster
…tropics and subtropics and in many temperate regions. As with the rest of its family, the blue-eyed ensign wasp is a parasitoid known for specializing on cockroach eggs. This is one of the larger ensign wasps, with forewings up to about 7 millimeters long. It is distinguished from other species by the wide separation…
A Turkestan cockroach (Periplaneta lateralis) next to an approximately 108-million-year-old fossil cockroach from the Cretaceous Period
A 40- to 50-million-year-old cockroach in Baltic amber (Eocene)
Domino cockroach Therea petiveriana, normally found in India
Head of Periplaneta americana