Parnopes edwardsii

Parnopes edwardsii
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]}

References

1. "Parnopes edwardsii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
2. "Species Parnopes edwardsii". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
3. "Meet UC Davis Entomology Major Gwen Erdosh: 'Gwentomologist' | Entomology & Nematology News". ucanr.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-25.

Further reading

• Kimsey, Lynn Siri (2006). California Cuckoo Wasps in the Family Chrysididae (Hymenoptera). University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 125. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-09857-2. LCCN   2006029139.