Oxybelus uniglumis (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Crabronidae)

Length: Male 4.5-6.5mm, Female 6-9mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - August
(Earliest: 27.8)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Several Anthomyiidae

Several Fanniidae

Many Muscidae

Several Sarcophagidae

Platycheirus albimanus

Platycheirus clypeatus

Scathophaga stercoraria

Haematopota pluvialis

Physiphora alceae

Lonchaea chorea

Pollenia rudis
Possible Food:
(Stocked by Female for Larva)

Other Anthomyiidae

Ephydridae

Other Lonchaeidae

Other Muscidae

Other Sarcophagidae
Food:
(Adult)

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Nest:
Bare Ground
Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

BWARS: Oxybelus uniglumis


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