Wasp Nest Beetle Metoecus paradoxus

Wasp Nest Beetle
Wasp Nest Beetle
Wasp Nest Beetle
The larva of this flying beetle with the quirky feathered antennae is a parasite of wasp larvae. The larva eats its host and pupates in the wasp nest.
Wasp Nest Beetle
Waspnest Beetle
Wasp Nest Beetle
It is drawn towards the yellow and black-striped wasplike mm tape.