Podalonia hirsuta
| Podalonia hirsuta | |
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| Podalonia hirsuta . Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Family: | Sphecidae |
| Genus: | Podalonia |
| Species: | P. hirsuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Podalonia hirsuta (Scopoli, 1763) | |
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Podalonia hirsuta is a species of parasitoidal wasps in the family Sphecidae. [1][2]
Subspecies
- Podalonia hirsuta hirsuta (Scopoli, 1763)
- Podalonia hirsuta mervensis (Radoszkowski, 1887)
Description
Podalonia hirsuta is similar to the sand wasps (Ammophila). It has a big black head, a black thorax, with a threadlike waist (petiole). The abdomen is black with a red-orange large band.
The females make their nests digging a burrow in a sandy area. The preys are generally large, hairless caterpillars of moths (Noctuidae). In the paralysed caterpillars they lay their eggs. [3]
Flight period extends from late March to mid-September in females, while males fly from June to September.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in most of Europe.[4] This mainly coastal species commonly can be found in sandy soils.[3]
References
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