Parnopes edwardsii
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| Parnopes edwardsii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Chrysididae |
| Genus: | Parnopes |
| Species: | P. edwardsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnopes edwardsii Cresson, 1879 | |
Parnopes edwardsii is a species of parasitic cuckoo wasp.[1] Native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains, the metallic blue-green wasps are nest parasites of sand wasps.[2][3]
