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Genus Podalonia (Cutworm Wasps)

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Taxonomy
Associated Species
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)

Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)

Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)

On wall of front garden.

I've seen quite of few of these this year, though not as many as previous summers.

Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On a Dandelion flower
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On a Dandelion flower
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Digging a nest in my sand garden
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
I watched this wasp moving the caterpillar, taking occasional breaks, maybe to find a place to dig its nest. (Bug Eric says cutworm wasps paralyze their prey and then dig a burrow to bury it in.) When I came back an hour or so later, the caterpillar ...
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)