Cerceris tuberculata
| Cerceris tuberculata | |
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| Cerceris tuberculata. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Subfamily: | Philanthinae |
| Tribe: | Cercerini |
| Genus: | Cerceris |
| Species: | C. tuberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerceris tuberculata (Villers 1787) | |
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Cerceris tuberculata is a species of wasps in the family Crabronidae.[2][3]
Description
Cerceris tuberculata, the largest of the genus, 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. The preys are commonly represented by weevil beetles of the genus Cleonus.
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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