A Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). Verified by John Ascher/BugGuide.
A Leucospis affinis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/29/2019). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
A female Leucospis affinis in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/27/2008). Determined by Dennis Haines/BugGuide. Note how the ovipositor arches over the back of the abdomen (Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide).
A Leucospis affinis in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). Determined by Nathaniel Green/BugGuide.
Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Leucospis affinis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/26/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A female Leucopsis affinis in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/25/2014). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Parasite of bees in the family Megachilidae.
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A Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). Verified by John Ascher/BugGuide.
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A Leucospis affinis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/29/2019). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Emily Stanley.
A female Leucospis affinis in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/27/2008). Determined by Dennis Haines/BugGuide. Note how the ovipositor arches over the back of the abdomen (Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide).
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Thomas Wilson.
A Leucospis affinis in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). Determined by Nathaniel Green/BugGuide.
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Barbara Speckart.
Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Leucospis affinis in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/26/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A female Leucopsis affinis in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/25/2014). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
Leucospis affinis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Leucospis affinis | |
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| Leucospis affinis pollinating wild carrot | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Leucospidae |
| Genus: | Leucospis |
| Species: | L. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucospis affinis Say, 1824
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Leucospis affinis is a species of parasitic wasp of megachilid bees.[1] The species Ancistrocerus antilope is also a host.[2] It can be found in North America.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Baker, J. R.; Kuhn, E. D.; Bambara, S. B. (1985). "Nests and Immature Stages of Leafcutter Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 58 (2): 290–313. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25084641. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Cowan, David (3 November 2017). "Parasitism of Ancistrocerus Antilope (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae) by Leucospis Affinis (Hymenoptera: Leucospididae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist. 19 (3). doi:10.22543/0090-0222.1575. ISSN 0090-0222.
- ^ "Leucospis affinis Say, 1824". www.gbif.org. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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