Anastatus orientalis

{{Short description|Species of parasitic wasp}}

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| genus = Anastatus

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Anastatus orientalis is a species of parasitic wasp which preys on Lycorma lanternfly eggs.{{Cite journal|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aab.12674|title=Genetic diversity, population structure and rapid early detection of the parasitoid Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) inside eggs of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)|first1=Atif|last1=Manzoor|first2=Yan-Long|last2=Zhang|first3=Bei|last3=Xin|first4=Ke|last4=Wei|first5=Xiao-Yi|last5=Wang|date=August 10, 2021|journal=Annals of Applied Biology|volume=179|issue=1|pages=12–20|accessdate=August 10, 2021|via=Wiley Online Library|doi=10.1111/aab.12674|s2cid=234134708 }} Females live significantly longer than males, over ten weeks compared to the male lifespan of three weeks.{{cite journal |last1=Broadley |first1=Hannah J |last2=Gould |first2=Juli R |last3=Sullivan |first3=Liam T |last4=Wang |first4=Xiao-yi |last5=Hoelmer |first5=Kim A |last6=Hickin |first6=Mauri L |last7=Elkinton |first7=Joseph S |title=Life History and Rearing of Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) |journal=Environmental Entomology |date=17 February 2021 |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=28–35 |doi=10.1093/ee/nvaa124 |pmid=33247300 |url=https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/50/1/28/6008156 |access-date=30 August 2022|doi-access=free }}

It may be useful as a control of spotted lanternfly which has become an invasive pest in the United States. 69% of lanternfly egg cases in China were found to be parasitized by the wasp.{{Cite web|url=https://entomologytoday.org/2015/12/17/be-prepared-for-spotted-lanternfly/|title=Be Prepared for the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly, Entomologists Warn|first=Ed|last=Ricciuti|date=December 17, 2015|website=Entomology Today|accessdate=August 10, 2021}}