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#10330662

2 Aug 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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#10330664

2 Aug 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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#10330666

2 Aug 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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#13412309

7 Mar 2026

Culex mosquitoes, primary vectors for several viral and parasitic diseases including West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Western and Eastern equine encephalitis, avian malaria and lymphatic filariasis, are seen feeding on human blood and resting on cable wires and a window inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 3, 2026. These mosquitoes generally bite at night and breed in stagnant or polluted water.

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#13412311

7 Mar 2026

Culex mosquitoes, primary vectors for several viral and parasitic diseases including West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Western and Eastern equine encephalitis, avian malaria and lymphatic filariasis, are seen feeding on human blood and resting on cable wires and a window inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 3, 2026. These mosquitoes generally bite at night and breed in stagnant or polluted water.

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#13412312

7 Mar 2026

Culex mosquitoes, primary vectors for several viral and parasitic diseases including West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Western and Eastern equine encephalitis, avian malaria and lymphatic filariasis, are seen feeding on human blood and resting on cable wires and a window inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 3, 2026. These mosquitoes generally bite at night and breed in stagnant or polluted water.

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#13412316

7 Mar 2026

Culex mosquitoes, primary vectors for several viral and parasitic diseases including West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Western and Eastern equine encephalitis, avian malaria and lymphatic filariasis, are seen feeding on human blood and resting on cable wires and a window inside a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 3, 2026. These mosquitoes generally bite at night and breed in stagnant or polluted water.

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#13300382

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13300383

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13300385

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13300387

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13300389

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13300393

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13300394

10 Feb 2026

A plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) perches on a moringa tree (Moringa oleifera) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on February 10, 2026. The species is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of smaller birds such as prinias and tailorbirds, and is known for its high-pitched, accelerating call.

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#13228899

22 Jan 2026

An Ichneumon Wasp (Therion female) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 6, 2025.

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#13029449

26 Nov 2025

A female Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perches on a tree branch while eating fruit from a vine in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 26, 2025. The Asian koel is a shy member of the cuckoo family, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia, and is known for its distinctive call and brood-parasitic behaviour.

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