Cerceris tuberculata explained

Cerceris tuberculata is a species of wasp in the family Philanthidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Cerceris tuberculata, the largest representative of the genus in Europe, can reach a length of 17-.

The adult female of Cerceris tuberculata digs a nest in the soil at a depth of about 50 cm. and provisions it with living prey items she has paralyzed with venom. Prey items are commonly weevils of the genus Cleonis.

Adults fly from mid-July to September. They feed on the nectar of flowers (usually Apiaceae and Asteraceae).^[4]

Distribution

This species is present in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and former Jugoslavia.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id279123/ Biolib
2. http://eol.org/pages/3822752/overview Encyclopedia of life
3. Manuela . Sann . Oliver . Niehuis . Ralph S. . Peters . Christoph . Mayer . Alexey . Kozlov . Lars . Podsiadlowski . Sarah . Bank . Karen . Meusemann . Bernhard . Misof . Christoph . Bleidorn . Michael . Ohl . 2018 . Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees. . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 18 . 71 . 10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8 . free. 5960199 .
4. http://redbook-ua.org/ru/item/cerceris-tuberculata-villers/ Cerceris tuberculata Red Book
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150601220803/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=196302 Fauna europaea