Ectemnius dives (Lepeletier & Brullé 1835) (Family Crabronidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: Male 6.5-9mm, Female 7-11.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 31.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Several Syrphidae

Gymnosoma rotundatum
Possible Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Other Syrphidae

Other Tachinidae
Food:
(Adult)

Several Apiaceae Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar
Nest:
Dead Wood
Parasitoids:
Perithous scurra Larva
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

BWARS: Ectemnius dives


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