Ectemnius cavifrons (Thomson 1870) (Family Crabronidae)


Female

Length: Male 8-12.5mm, Female 11-16.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - October
(Earliest: 29.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Possible Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Paralysed Syrphidae
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Nest:
Dead Wood
Parasitoids:
Perithous scurra Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

BWARS: Ectemnius cavifrons
Nature Spot: Ectemnius cavifrons


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