Gorytes laticinctus (Lepeletier 1832) (Family Crabronidae)


Male

Length: Male 10-12.5mm, Female 9-11mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Winter) ? June - September
(Earliest: 25.7)

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

Paralysed Aphrophora alni Nymphs

Paralysed Philaenus spumarius
Possible Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Other Aphrophoridae
Food:
(Adult)

Angelica sylvestris Nectar
Nest:
Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:
Nysson spinosus
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Nest Inquilines:
Metopia campestris Larva

BWARS: Gorytes laticinctus
Nature Spot: Gorytes laticinctus


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