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Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp

Evania appendigaster

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 112, February 107, March 121, April 230, May 166, June 147, July 202, August 228, September 223, October 113, November 105, December 102.
Texas3,230
United States2,862
Mexico762
Louisiana399
Spain383
Brazil339
Hawaii272
India229
China213
California172

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyEnsign Wasps · Evaniidae
GenusEvania

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