Copidosoma Polyembryonic Wasp vs Large Rose Sawfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Copidosoma Polyembryonic Wasp Large Rose Sawfly
Scientific Name Copidosoma floridanum Arge pagana
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Encyrtidae Argidae
Size 1-1.5 mm 7-10 mm (adult)
Habitat Farmland Gardens
Diet Parasitoids Herbivores
Regions North America, Europe Europe, Asia
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

Copidosoma Polyembryonic Wasp

A remarkable parasitoid in which a single egg divides into thousands of genetically identical embryos inside a moth caterpillar. The host continues feeding and growing while filled with developing wasp larvae.

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Did You Know?

A single fertilized egg can clone itself into over 3,000 genetically identical wasp larvae inside one caterpillar.

Large Rose Sawfly

A conspicuous sawfly whose larvae skeletonize rose leaves in gardens and parks. Adults are stout and black with an orange abdomen.

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Did You Know?

Larvae curl into an S-shape when disturbed and drop from the leaf as a defense mechanism.