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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Wasps of Zihuatanejo
ORDER HYMENOPTERA
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)
-Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)
-Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps (Infraorder Aculeata)
-Cuckoo Wasps and Allies (Superfamily Chrysidoidea)
-Cuckoo Wasps (Family Chrysididae)
-Subfamily Chrysidinae
-Tribe Chrysidini
-Genus Caenochrysis
Chrysidini is a tribe of cuckoo wasps in the subfamily Chrysidinae. Cuckoo wasps (or emerald wasps) which are almost wholly bright iridescent green. These wasps have the ability to roll their body into a ball with their legs tucked in when threatened.
Caenochrysis Cuckoo Wasps
Caenochrysis (Genus)

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