Provespa

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Provespa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Vespinae
Genus: Provespa

Provespa is a lesser known genus of Vespidae, made up of a group of nocturnal wasps from Southeast Asia, such as P. barthelemyi and P. nocturna.

They tend to build their nests from fibrous plant material, making them a uniform greyish brown colour which is often difficult to locate.

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