Peruvian Parasitoid Wasp vs Abbott's Pine Sawfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Peruvian Parasitoid Wasp	Abbott's Pine Sawfly
Scientific Name	Capitojoppa amazonica	Neodiprion abbotii
Order	Hymenoptera	Hymenoptera
Family	Ichneumonidae	Diprionidae
Size	8-12 mm	6-8 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Parasitoids	Omnivores
Regions	South America	Eastern North America
Conservation	Data Deficient	Least Concern

Peruvian Parasitoid Wasp

Described in 2023 as a new genus from the hyperdiverse Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve in Peru. Part of a wave of new ichneumonid discoveries in Amazonian canopy.

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Did You Know?

This wasp was so distinct from all known species that scientists had to create an entirely new genus to classify it — highlighting how much tropical insect diversity remains unknown.

Abbott's Pine Sawfly

A pine sawfly whose distinctively marked larvae have black heads and grayish-green bodies with dark stripes. It feeds on hard pines in eastern North America.

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Did You Know?

This species was named after John Abbott, one of the earliest entomological illustrators in North America, who documented it in the early 1800s.