Yellow-legged Mining Bee vs Jewel Wasp Pteromalid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Yellow-legged Mining Bee Jewel Wasp Pteromalid
Scientific Name Andrena flavipes Nasonia vitripennis
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Andrenidae Pteromalidae
Size 10-13 mm 1-2.5 mm
Habitat Grasslands Farmland
Diet Pollen Feeders Parasitoids
Regions Europe, Asia, North Africa Worldwide
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Yellow-legged Mining Bee

A widespread mining bee with distinctive yellow-orange pollen brushes on its hind legs. It produces two generations per year in warmer parts of its range.

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Did You Know?

Spring and summer generations can look so different in body size and hair color that they were once thought to be separate species.

Jewel Wasp Pteromalid

A tiny jewel wasp that parasitizes the pupae of blowflies, flesh flies, and house flies. It is one of the most important model organisms in parasitoid biology and genetics.

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Did You Know?

It has become a genetic model organism rivaling Drosophila, with its entire genome sequenced to study parasitism evolution.