Odynerus spinipes is a species of solitary wasps from the family of real wasps.
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Description
The wasp reaches a length of 10-13 mm. It occurs from May to July.
Biology
Arranges nests on clay cliffs or clay walls of houses. The wasp makes a mink in them, at the same time the wasp builds up a tube from clay pieces, which will be a continuation of the mink. As the mink deepens, the tube grows. At first, the tube goes almost horizontally, then bends to the ground.
Nutrition
The wasp feeds its larva with larvae of weevils, in particular from the genus Phytonomns . When the larva hatched from an egg and begins to eat, the wasp flies away, densely covering the nest with a clay “door”.
Natural Enemies
In the nests of Odynerus spinipes, eggs of a wasp family from the glitter family are laid: Pseudospinolia neglecta , firefly wasp ( Chrysis ignita ), Chrysis fulgida , Chrysis mediata and Chrysis viridula . [one]
Literature
- Heiko Bellmann : Bienen, Wespen, Ameisen. Hautflügler Mitteleuropas . Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-440-09690-4 .
Notes
- ↑ BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived on May 1, 2009.