Dibrachys Pupal Parasite vs Yellow Crazy Ant

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Dibrachys Pupal Parasite Yellow Crazy Ant
Scientific Name Dibrachys cavus Anoplolepis gracilipes
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Pteromalidae Formicidae
Size 1.5-3 mm 4-5 mm
Habitat Farmland Beaches & Coastal
Diet Parasitoids Fruit Feeders
Regions Europe, North America, Asia Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

Dibrachys Pupal Parasite

A gregarious parasitoid wasp that attacks the pupae and cocoons of many different insect hosts. It is a generalist and sometimes acts as a hyperparasitoid of other beneficial wasps.

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Did You Know?

It has one of the broadest host ranges of any parasitoid wasp, recorded from over 100 different insect species.

Yellow Crazy Ant

A long-legged, fast-moving invasive ant named for its erratic running pattern. They form supercolonies with multiple queens that can devastate island ecosystems.

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Did You Know?

On Christmas Island they killed millions of native red crabs, fundamentally altering the island's entire ecosystem.