Lestiphorus bicinctus (Rossi 1794) (Family Crabronidae)


Male

Length: Male 7-9mm, Female 9-12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 24.7)

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

Paralysed Aphrophora alni Nymphs

Paralysed Philaenus spumarius
Food:
(Adult)

Daucus carota Nectar
Nest:
Bare Ground
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Gasteruption jaculator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

BWARS: Lestiphorus bicinctus


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