Cutworm Wasps

Podalonia is a genus of parasitoidal wasps in the family Sphecidae.

The genus is present worldwide with the exception of South America. These wasps are similar to the related sand wasp genus, Ammophila, but they have a much shorter petiole, and the abdomen is slightly stronger.

The females lay their nests in the sand. They normally incubate in large, hairless caterpillars of moths in the family Noctuidae.