Lestica clypeata
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Lestica clypeata is a Hymenoptera from the family of Crabronidae .
features
The animals reach a body length of 9 to 12 millimeters (females) or 8 to 11 millimeters (males). The female clypeus is pulled forward like a nose. The male has a neck-shaped elongated back of the head and heavily thickened Tarsen the middle pair of legs.
Occurrence
The species occurs in North Africa, Europe, to about the Arctic Circle and east to Central Asia. It colonizes different habitats on the edge of the forest and can also be found in the settlement area. The animals fly from mid-May to early September. The species is widespread in Central Europe.
Way of life
The females of Lestica clypeata create their 10 to 15 millimeter long nests as the only species of the genus in feeding tunnels in the wood, but also settle in empty nests of species of the genus Ectemnius (Sphecidae). The brood is supplied with small butterflies from different families such as the glass winged or Crambidae . It has been suggested that flies are also introduced, but this is doubtful.
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literature
- Rolf Witt: Wasps. Observe, determine. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-243-1 .