Cerceris tuberculata
Cerceris tuberculata is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae.[2][3]
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| Cerceris tuberculata. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Cerceris |
| Species: | C. tuberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerceris tuberculata (Villers, 1787) | |
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Description
Cerceris tuberculata, the largest representative of the genus in Europe, can reach a length of 17–22 millimetres (0.67–0.87 in).
The adult female of Cerceris tuberculata digs a nest in the soil at a depth of about 50 cm. and provisions it with living prey items she has paralyzed with venom. Prey items are commonly weevils of the genus Cleonis.
Adults fly from mid-July to September. They feed on the nectar of flowers (usually Apiaceae and Asteraceae).[4]
Distribution
This species is present in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and former Jugoslavia.[5]
References
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