Thomas Marent / Scarlet-tipped Wasp Mimic Moth (Dinia eagrus), Tatama National Park, Colombia

Paul Bertner / Moth (Myrmecopsis sp), wasp mimic, Amazon, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Moth (Stathmopodidae), wasp mimic, Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Alex Hyde / Clearwing moth (Loxophlebia sp) which mimics various species of wasp as a defence, Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica

Andy Sands / Ichneumen wasp (Lissonota lineolaris) ovipositing on eggs or newly emerged Apamea sp. moth larvae the long ovipositor is used to locate the larvae underground once they have developed and moved down f...

MYN / Javier Aznar / Wasp moth / Tiger moth (Macrocneme) cloud forest, Mashpi, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Konrad Wothe / Wasp mimic moth (Erebidae) Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Chien Lee / Tent Caterpillar Moth (Lasiocampidae) caterpillar covered with empty cocoons of parasitic wasps which have emerged after feeding on its body, Mount Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Moth (Noctuidae) caterpillar with parasitic wasp eggs attached, Sao Paulo, Brazil. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Moth (Noctuidae) caterpillar with parasitic wasp eggs attached and Parasitic wasp (Braconidae), Sao Paulo, Brazil. meetyourneighbours.net project

Jussi Murtosaari / Raspberry Clearwing (Pennisetia hylaeiformis) wasp mimic, Finland, July

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) stinging caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli), Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Ichneumen wasp (Ichneumen sp.) ovipositing into Bulrush head, probable host Bulrush Wainscot moth, East Sussex, England UK, August

Andy Sands / Ichneumen wasp (Ichneumen sp.) ovipositing into Bulrush head, probable host Bulrush Wainscot moth, East Sussex, England UK, August

Rod Williams / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on Yellow underwing moth (Noctua pronuba) prey, South London, UK, September

Nick Upton / Female Ichneumon wasp (Stilbops ruficornis) inserting its ovipositor into Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flowerhead to parasitise eggs of the longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) as a moth of this s...

Nick Upton / A large black and yellow Ichneumon Wasp (Amblyteles armatorius), a parasitoid of noctuid moth caterpillars, feeding on Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) flowers. Wiltshire river bank, UK, June.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Clearwing Borer (Sesiidae) adult on Gerbera Daisy (Gerbera sp.). This species mimics a wasp to deter predators. Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Nick Upton / A large black and yellow Ichneumon wasp (Amblyteles armatorius), a parasitoid of noctuid moth caterpillars, feeding on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers, Wiltshire meadow, UK, June.

Robert Thompson / Polka dot wasp moth {Syntomeida epilais} Florida, USA, September

PREMAPHOTOS / Clearwing moth (Monopetalotaxis candescens) resembling a paper wasp, in savannah, South Africa

Doug Wechsler / Caterpillar larva of Tomato hornworm moth {Manduca quinquemaculata} with parasitic wasp cocoons. Pennsylvania, USA

Nature Production / Mason Wasp {Orancistrocerus drewseni} carrying a cabbage moth caterpillar {Acanthognathus teledectus} to its nest, Japan

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Arctiidae / Ctenuchinae moth mimics a wasp {Arctiidae / Ctenuchinae} Amazonas, Brazil

Doug Wechsler / Carolina sphinx moth {Manduca sexta} parasitized by brachonid wasp pupae, USA.

Kim Taylor / Black Ichneumon wasp (Lissonota setosa) parasitic on Goat Moth larvae. UK. Captive.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Ctenuchid moth, warning colors, Mullerian mimic of Sphecid wasp, Costa Rica

PREMAPHOTOS / Sand wasp (Amophila sabulosa) taking moth larva prey to nest England

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Braconid Wasp (Braconidae) pupae on parasitized moth larva, rainforest, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Wasp Moth (Ctenuchinae) caterpillar places whorls of its own long stiff hairs around its twig for protection from predatory ants before spinning a cocoon, Peru

Thomas Marent / Hawk Moth (Sphingidae) caterpillar with parasitic wasp cocoons, Putumayo, Colombia

Ingo Arndt / Cup Moth (Acharia nesea) caterpillar and parasitic wasp, Costa Rica

Christian Ziegler / Hawk Moth (Sphingidae) caterpillar parasitized by Braconid Wasp (Braconidae) larvae which developed inside the caterpillar and are now in cocoons on its surface, which are in turn parasitized by hyper...

Robert Thompson / Lunar hornet moth (Sesia bembeciformis) resting on branch, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Steven David Miller / Polka dot wasp moth {Syntomeida epilais jucundissima} male on Oleander flower, Florida, USA

Doug Wechsler / Braconid wasp cocooons parasitise caterpillar larva of Catalpa sphinx moth {Ceratomia catalpae} Washington, USA

Nigel Cattlin / Parasitoid wasp (Trichogramma sp.) a minute wasp used to control Angoumois grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella) by parasitising its eggs, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Parasitoid wasp (Trichogramma sp.) a minute wasp used to control Angoumois grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella) by parasitising its eggs, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Parasitoid wasp (Trichogramma sp.) a minute wasp used to control Angoumois grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella) by parasitising its eggs, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Ichneumonid wasp (Diadegma semiclausum) parasitoid of Diamond back moth (Plutella xyllostella) caterpillars, England, UK.

Jiri Lochman / Potter wasp (Delta latreillei) female, placing a moth caterpillar into the mud nest where it will serve as food for the wasp larva, Durba Hills, Little Sandy Desert, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Club wasp (Ammophila sp.) female, transporting a moth caterpillar (Antimima cryptica) into its underground nest chamber where it will serve as food for wasp larvae, Yardanogo Nature Reserve, south-eas...

Jiri Lochman / Club wasp (Ammophila sp.) female, transporting a moth caterpillar (Antimima cryptica) into its underground nest chamber where it will serve as food for wasp larvae, Yardanogo Nature Reserve, south-eas...

Doug Wechsler / Chalcidoid wasp (Ooencyrtus kuvanae) resting on Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) egg mass, New Jersey, USA. August.

Claudio Contreras / Wasp moth (Belemnia inaurata) on leaf. Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Gil Wizen / Chalcidid wasp (Chalcididae) preparing to inject eggs into a Hawkmoth (Sphingidae) caterpillar, Mindo, Ecuador.

Nick Upton / Heath potter wasp (Eumenes coarctatus) stocking a clay nest pot attached to a Gorse bush with a paralysed moth caterpillar, Devon, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Heath potter wasp (Eumenes coarctatus) about to stock clay nest pot attached to Gorse bush (Ulex sp.) with paralysed Pug moth (Eupithecia sp) caterpillar, Devon, UK. September.

Nick Upton / Heath potter wasp (Eumenes coarctatus) stocking clay nest pot attached to Gorse bush (Ulex sp.) with paralysed moth caterpillar, Devon, UK. September.

Nick Upton / Female Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii), one of most endangered UK invertebrates, approaching her burrow with Rusty birch button moth caterpillar (Acleris notana) that she has paralysed to...

Nick Upton / Female Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii), one of most endangered UK invertebrates, approaching her burrow with Rusty birch button moth caterpillar (Acleris notana) that she has paralysed to...

Nick Upton / Female Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii), one of most endangered UK invertebrates, approaching her burrow with Rusty birch button moth caterpillar (Acleris notana) that she has paralysed to...

Nick Upton / Female Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii), one of most endangered UK invertebrates, flying to her burrow with Rusty birch button moth caterpillar (Acleris notana) that she has paralysed to ac...

Nick Upton / Female Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii), one of most endangered UK invertebrates, stinging Rusty birch button moth caterpillar (Acleris notana) to paralysed it before storing it in her burr...

Barry Mansell / Polka dot wasp moth (Syntomeida epilais) resting on leaf. Native to the Caribbean, introduced to Florida, USA. Controlled animal.

Barry Mansell / Polka dot wasp moth caterpillar (Syntomeida epilais) Florida, USA.

John Waters / Ichneumon wasp (probably Pimpla sp.) searching for a pupa of small Ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) within the sheet of communal web made by the caterpillars, upon which the wasp is resting. Bristo...

John Waters / Ichneumon wasp (probably Pimpla, sp.) laying an egg in the pupa of a Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella), using its ovipositor. A caterpillar of the same moth is beside the wasp on the she...

John Waters / Ichneumon wasp (probably Pimpla sp.) laying an egg into the pupa of a Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella), using its ovipositor, over a sheet of communal webbing, Bristol, UK, June, 2021.

Nick Upton / Heath sand wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying a paralysed Beautiful yellow underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) held in its jaws back to its burrow to feed its growing larva, Dorset heathland, UK, July.

Neil Aldridge / Slow motion clip of female Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) returning to its burrow with a Heath Button Moth (Acleris hyemana) caterpillar, Dorset, England. NEEDS TRIMMING AND REXPORTING.