Conura xanthostigma
Conura xanthostigma
Alternative names
Spilochalcis xanthostigma
Description
This Chalcid Wasp is around 8 mm long and is black with a number of yellow bars and spots.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Various habitats
When to see it
Summer and early autumn.
Life History
It lives parasitically in the larvae of sawflies of the genus Arge.
UK Status
It seems to be quite rare in Britain with only a handful of records, but it is difficult to get an accurate assesment since Chalcid Wasps are poorly recorded.
VC55 Status
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland
David Gould
Leicester Garden
14 July 2007
9th UK record
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
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