latest update:2021/11/08

Symmorphomyia katayamai Mesnil & Shima, 1977 Body blue-green with a metallic sheen. Numerous long hairs on body. The larvae (maggots) grow in nests of Symmorphus, feeding on larvae of Chrysomelidae stored by the host.

Host-parasite relationship
Parasitizing Symmorphus foveolatus, etc.
Tachinidae
Symmorphomyia

Body length : 8-10 mm
Distribution in Japan : Hokkaido, Honshu



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