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Chlorion
Chlorion is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Sphecidae. Species have been recorded from the Americas, Africa and tropical Asia through to Java; they appear to prey mostly on Orthopteran insects.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp
speciesChlorion aerarium
Chlorion lobatum
speciesChlorion lobatum
Iridescent Cockroach-hunter Wasp
speciesChlorion cyaneum
Chlorion hemipyrrhum
speciesChlorion hemipyrrhum
Chlorion splendidum
speciesChlorion splendidum
African Cricket-hunter Wasp
speciesChlorion maxillosum
Chlorion hemiprasinum
speciesChlorion hemiprasinum
Chlorion strandi
speciesChlorion strandi
Chlorion regale
speciesChlorion regale
Chlorion hirtum
speciesChlorion hirtum
Chlorion viridicoeruleum
speciesChlorion viridicoeruleum
Chlorion boharti
speciesChlorion boharti
Chlorion consanguineum
speciesChlorion consanguineum
Chlorion funereum
speciesChlorion funereum
Chlorion gratiosum
speciesChlorion gratiosum
Chlorion migiurtinicum
speciesChlorion migiurtinicum
Chlorion mirandum
speciesChlorion mirandum
Chlorion semenowi
speciesChlorion semenowi
Chlorion magnificum
speciesChlorion magnificum
Chlorion striatum
speciesChlorion striatum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 119074.