Ectemnius lituratus (Panzer 1804) (Family Crabronidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 9-12mm, Female 11-14.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 31.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

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

Paralysed Diptera
Food:
(Adult)

Angelica sylvestris Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Nest:
Dead Wood
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Atlas Hymenoptera: Ectemnius lituratus
BWARS: Ectemnius lituratus


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