Gorytes laticinctus (Lepeletier 1832) (Family Crabronidae)
Male |
Length: Male 10-12.5mm, Female 9-11mm
Biotopes: |
Wet Meadows |
Food: (Stocked by Female for Larva) |
Paralysed Aphrophora alni Nymphs |
Paralysed Philaenus spumarius |
Possible Food: (Stocked by Female for Larva) |
Other Aphrophoridae |
Food: (Adult) |
Angelica sylvestris Nectar |
Nest: |
Bare Ground |
Nest Parasites: |
Nysson spinosus |
Possible Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Nest Inquilines: |
Metopia campestris Larva |
BWARS:
Gorytes laticinctus
Nature Spot:
Gorytes laticinctus
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