Podalonia hirsuta

Podalonia hirsuta is a species of parasitoidal wasps in the family Sphecidae.[1][2]

Podalonia hirsuta
Podalonia hirsuta . Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Podalonia
Species:
P. hirsuta
Binomial name
Podalonia hirsuta
(Scopoli, 1763)
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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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