Ectemnius continuus [vagus] (Fabricius 1804) (Family Crabronidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 7-12mm, Female 9-14.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - October
(Earliest: 6.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Possible Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Paralysed Diptera
Food:
(Adult)

Several Apiaceae Nectar

Cirsium arvense Nectar
Nest:
Dead Wood
Parasitoids:
Hoplocryptus confector Larva

Hoplocryptus quadriguttatus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

BWARS: Ectemnius continuus
Nature Spot: Ectemnius continuus
InsektenBox: Ectemnius continuus


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