Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee vs Rice Stem Borer Egg Parasitoid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee Rice Stem Borer Egg Parasitoid
Scientific Name Hylaeus anthracinus Trichogramma japonicum
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Colletidae Trichogrammatidae
Size 6-8 mm 0.3-0.5 mm
Habitat Beaches & Coastal Farmland
Diet Nectar Feeders Parasitoids
Regions Oceania Asia
Conservation Endangered Least Concern

Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee

One of seven Hawaiian yellow-faced bees federally listed as endangered. These small native bees are critical pollinators for Hawaiian coastal plants but face severe decline.

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Did You Know?

Hawaiian yellow-faced bees were the first bees in the United States to be placed on the federal endangered species list, in 2016.

Rice Stem Borer Egg Parasitoid

A minute parasitoid wasp widely used in Asian rice paddies to control stem borer moths. It is mass-reared on factitious host eggs.

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Did You Know?

China alone produces trillions of these wasps each year for rice pest management.