Global InformationApoica pallens information
| Apoica pallens | |
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| A. pallens observed in Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Epiponini |
| Genus: | Apoica |
| Species: | A. pallens
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| Binomial name | |
| Apoica pallens (Fabricius, 1804)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Central American paper wasp (Apoica pallens) is a nocturnal eusocial wasp (family Vespidae). It is famous for its swarm based emigration behavior, and is native to the lowlands of Central and northern South America.[2] This species has developed special night vision adaptations to facilitate their night-time swarming and foraging behavior[3] and has important medicinal properties for the Pankararú people of Brazil.[4]
- ^ James M. Carpenter. "Tentative Checklist of the Polistine Tribe Epiponini". IUNH. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Richards, O.W. (1978), The Social Wasps of the Americas Excluding the Vespinae, British Museum (Natural History), London.
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