Leipomeles dorsata

Leipomeles dorsata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae

Leipomeles dorsata is a neotropical paper wasp that is found across Central America and northern South America. It is a eusocial wasp with little differentiation between reproducing and non-reproducing females. In fact, workers can become temporary reproductives if the main reproductives are killed, allowing reproduction to continue until the main reproductive population recovers.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

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Leipomeles dorsata

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