latest update:2021/12/03

Euodynerus dantici (Rossi, 1790) Body color black, with yellow bands on the first to third gastral tergites. The yellow band on the first tergite is thick and U-shaped. This species nests in bamboo tubes by partitioning cells with mud. It hunts larvae of moths of Pyralidae, Tortricidae, Geometridae, etc. It is divided into two subspecies depending on the region.

Vespidae
Euodynerus

Body length : female 14-15 mm male 9-12 mm
Distribution in Japan : Honshu, Kyushu, Nansei Islands




Dorsal view of female Lateral view of female

Frontal view of female
Dorsal view of male Lateral view of male

Frontal view of male

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