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Stenodynerus frauenfeldi (de Saussure, 1867) Body black with a yellow band on the posterior margin of the first and second gastral tergites. Very similar to Stenodynerus chinensis, though distinguishable by a yellow spot on the tegulae. It hunts moth larvae of Tortricidae, etc.

Vespidae
Stenodynerus

Body length : female 9-10 mm male 7-9 mm
Distribution in Japan : Hokkaido, Honshu, Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Sado Island, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Osumi Islands, Amami Oshima Island




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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