Yellow-spotted wasp - Yellow-spotted wasp

Japanese: キボシトックリバチ - きぼしとっくりばち
Yellow-spotted wasp - Yellow-spotted wasp

...They hunt moth larvae and store them in their nests to feed their larvae. Closely related species include E. rubrofemoratus , E. samuray , E. fraterculus (illustration), and Oreumenes decorata , which are found in Japan. Most are only a dozen or so millimeters long, but the Oreumenes decorata is the largest, at 30 mm.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Kiboshi Tokkuribachi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ガの幼虫を狩って,巣の中に蓄えて幼虫の餌にする。近縁種には,キアシトックリバチE.rubrofemoratus,サムライトックリバチE.samuray,キボシトックリバチE.fraterculus(イラスト),スズバチOreumenes decorataなどが日本に分布する。多くのものは体長十数mmであるが,スズバチは30mmもあっていちばん大きい。…

※「キボシトックリバチ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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