''Crabro cribrarius'', common name slender bodied digger wasp, is a species of wasp of the family Crabronidae. Cribrarius Kopie

Description

''Crabro cribrarius'' can reach a body length of (females) or (males). These wasps have a black and yellow body. Males are characterized by conspicuous trowel-like dilatations or fore-tibial shield-like structures used in burrow excavation. The antennae are filiform, with expanded central articles. Tibiae are yellowish-brown and lightly mottled.Baron Cuvie
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Biology

The adults of these solitary wasps feed on nectar of various of umbellifers ( Apiaceae), mainly on ''

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'', ''

Pastinaca sativa The parsnip (''Pastinaca sativa'') is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long taproot has cream-colored skin and ...

'', '' Heracleum'' and ''

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''. They also visit '' Cirsium arvense''. These wasps apparently are single-brooded and fly from early June to early September. They build their nests 15 to 20 centimeters deep in sandy or loamy soil, sometimes in rotten wood. At the end of the burrow they construct one-three cells. Each cell is supplied with five to eight medium preys. Females provisions her larvae with paralysed Pyralis and

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of various families (

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, Asilidae, Calliphoridae, Empididae, Syrphidae, Tabanidae).

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe and east across the

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to Korea.Fauna europaea
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Habitat

These digger wasps colonize dry sandy areas, lowland heaths and coastal dunes, but the can also be found in urban areas, in spruce forest edges, chalk grassland and open woodlands.

Bibliography

* Rolf Witt: Wespen. Beobachten, Bestimmen. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, .

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CHESHIRE HYMENOPTERA (BEES, WASPS AND ANTS)
Crabronidae Hymenoptera of Asia Hymenoptera of Europe Wasps described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Apoidea-stub