Megascolia azurea

Megacolia azurea is a species of scoliid wasp found in parts of tropical Asia. These are among the largest wasps and several subspecies have been described.^[1] Their larvae are parasitoids mainly of Scarabeoid larvae. It is a member of the subgenus Megascolia (Regiscolia).

Megascolia azurea
Megacolia azurea hindostana from Kerala, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Scoliidae
Genus:	Megascolia
Species:	M. azurea
Binomial name
Megascolia azurea (Christ, 1791)

Subspecies

There are 6 subspecies of Megascolia azurea:^[2]

• Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea azurea (Christ, 1791)
• Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea christiana (Betrem & Guiglia, 1958)
• Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea cochinensis (Betrem, 1928)
• Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana (Micha, 1927)
• Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea michaae (Betrem, 1928)
• Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea siamensis (Betrem, 1928)