latest update:2021/11/08

Leucospis japonica Walker, 1871 Body black, with yellow spots on gastral and other parts. Wings light brown. Females have a peculiar morphology in which the ovipositor is on the dorsal side of gaster.

Host-parasite relationship
Parasitizing Megachile sculpturalis, Osmia taurus, Osmia cornifrons, etc.
Leucospididae
Leucospis

Body length : 11 mm
Distribution in Japan : Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu



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