Mellinus arvensis
| Mellinus arvensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Mellinus |
| Species: | M. arvensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Mellinus arvensis (field digger wasp) is a species of solitary wasp. The wasp can commonly be found from July to late September or October in sandy places. The female is larger than the male.[1] The wasps' nests are underground in sandy burrows with flies for their offspring to eat. The species is yellow and black like many wasp species, but they have a more narrow waist.[2]
References
- ↑ Multiple authors (1979). The Oxford Book of Insects. Oxford, South East England: Oxford University Press. p. 156. ISBN 0-19-910005-5.
- ↑ "Field Digger Wasp". Wild About Britain. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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