Ancistrocerus antilope (Panzer 1798) (Family Vespidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 10-13mm, Female 13-16mm;
Forewing Length: Male 7-10mm, Female 8-12.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - October
(Earliest: 1.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Possible Food:
(Larva, Stored by Adult)

Gelechiidae

Pyralidae

Chrysomelidae
Food:
(Adult)

Angelica sylvestris Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Nest:
Hollow Stems
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Chrysis ignita Larva

Atlas Hymenoptera: Ancistrocerus antilope Belgium
BWARS: Ancistrocerus antilope
Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification: Ancistrocerus antilope


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