Parachartergus fraternus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Hymenoptera
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Family: | Vespidae
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Subfamily: | Polistinae
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Tribe: | Epiponini
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Genus: | Parachartergus
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Species: | P. fraternus
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Binomial name | |
Parachartergus fraternus (Gribodo, 1892)
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Parachartergus fraternus[1] is a neotropical, swarm founding, polistine wasp species that is distributed throughout Central and South America.[2] They live in nests in second growth tropical dry forests, near pasture fields, roadside areas, and urban areas as well.[3] These wasps eat insects, such as caterpillars of Lepidoptera. They also drink nectar, honeydew, and water.[4] The workers capture their prey during foraging. They also use venom to paralyze their prey in order to consume it later.[3] P. fraternus wasps are not very aggressive and they do not attack when the nest is approached.[5]
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