Fire-tailed Cuckoo Wasp vs Oak Leaf Roller Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Fire-tailed Cuckoo Wasp	Oak Leaf Roller Moth
Scientific Name	Chrysis viridula	Archips xylosteana
Order	Hymenoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Chrysididae	Tortricidae
Size	6-10 mm	18-23 mm wingspan
Habitat	Woodlands	Woodlands
Diet	Parasites	Herbivores
Regions	Europe, Western Asia	Europe, Western Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Fire-tailed Cuckoo Wasp

A metallic green cuckoo wasp with a distinctive red-gold abdomen tipped with four small teeth. It parasitizes the nests of cavity-nesting solitary wasps.

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Did You Know?

The number of teeth on the tip of the abdomen is a key feature used to identify different cuckoo wasp species.

Oak Leaf Roller Moth

A medium-sized tortrix with brown patterned forewings showing darker oblique bands. Larvae roll oak leaves into tight tubes secured with silk.

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Did You Know?

Each caterpillar constructs multiple leaf rolls during its development, moving to fresh leaves as it grows.