Sphecodes crassus Thomson 1870 (Family Apidae)

Length: Male 5-6mm, Female 6-7mm;
Forewing Length: 4-5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 13.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Parasites Nest of:
Several Apidae
Predators:
Cerceris rybyensis

Atlas Hymenoptera: Sphecodes crassus Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Sphecodes crassus
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Sphecodes crassus


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