If the caterpillars are subsequently parasitized by the species that Perilampus species live off, the Perilampus larvae will burrow into them and later emerge as adult wasps. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
A newly discovered wasp from the UAE with the scientific name Perilampus awbalus. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
The wasps have unusual lifecycles. The female adult wasp selects a plant on which to lay her eggs, which hatch into larvae, which then burrow into caterpillars found on those plants. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
If the caterpillars are subsequently parasitized by the species that Perilampus species live off, the Perilampus larvae will burrow into them and later emerge as adult wasps. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
A newly discovered wasp from the UAE with the scientific name Perilampus awbalus. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
The wasps have unusual lifecycles. The female adult wasp selects a plant on which to lay her eggs, which hatch into larvae, which then burrow into caterpillars found on those plants. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
If the caterpillars are subsequently parasitized by the species that Perilampus species live off, the Perilampus larvae will burrow into them and later emerge as adult wasps. Courtesy: Magnolia Press, “reproduced with permission from the copyright holder”.
