Subfamily Eumeninae | Scientific name Symmorphus Rank Genus | |
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Similar Vespidae, Hymenopterans, Ancistrocerus, Insect, Odynerus | ||
A symmorphus bifasciatus wasp sealing her cavity with mud
Symmorphus is a primarily holarctic genus of potter wasps.
Contents
- A symmorphus bifasciatus wasp sealing her cavity with mud
- Symmorphus bifasciatus wasp jewel wasp cross paths
- Distribution
- Description
- References
Symmorphus bifasciatus wasp jewel wasp cross paths
Distribution
Species within this genus are present in most of Europe, in East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East and in the Oriental ecozone.
Description
These mall solitary wasp can reach a length of about 1 centimetre (0.39 in). They nest in pre-existing cavities (twigs, stems, galls, old nests of other Hymenoptera, hollows in the wood). Partitions between cells are made of mud. Adult females prey on caterpillars and larvae of beetles to lay eggs in them.
References
Symmorphus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA