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Please ID - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2013 Hilma Anderson

Please ID - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Southfield, Michigan, USA
October 5, 2013
What is this handsome insect and what are the 4 white dots on its head, please?
Contributed by Hilma Anderson on 5 October, 2013 - 2:02pm
Last updated 6 October, 2013 - 10:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John Stanard, 6 October, 2013 - 10:05pm

Leptoglossus occidentalis
Guide. The white objects are tachinid fly eggs.
… John Stanard, 5 October, 2013 - 2:10pm

 
When hatched, do they kill th
When hatched, do they kill the host?
… Hilma Anderson, 5 October, 2013 - 2:31pm

 
Yes
They are parasitoids, meaning they directly kill the host.
… John Stanard, 5 October, 2013 - 4:42pm

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