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Genus of wasps This article is about the wasp genus. For the historical figure, see Eadgyth. For the Anglo-Saxon saint, see Eadgyth (disambiguation).

Editha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Bembicidae
Subtribe: Bembicina
Genus: Editha
J. Parker, 1929
Species

Editha adonis
Editha caesarea
Editha diana
Editha fuscipennis
Editha integra
Editha magnifica
Editha pulcherrima

Editha is a small genus of large, brightly colored sand wasps, restricted to South America. They are specialized predators of butterflies, and after capturing and paralyzing their prey, they strip the wings off before placing the bodies in an underground cell to serve as food for the wasp larva.

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Taxon identifiers
Editha


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