Parancistrocerus fulvipes explained

Parancistrocerus fulvipes also known by the common name potter wasp^[1] is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae. This species' nesting sites include borings in wood, old mud dauber and Polistes nests, and abandoned burrows of ground-nesting bees, but it may also construct its own burrows in the ground.^[2] Prey includes caterpillars of Tortricidae, Nolidae, Chloephorinae, Crambidae, and Gelechiidae.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Parancistrocerus fulvipes:

• Parancistrocerus fulvipes fulvipes

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• Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestis Bohart, 1948

^{g b}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: Buck . Matthias. Marshall . Stephen A.. Cheung . David K.B.. 2008. Identification Atlas of the Vespidae (HymenopteraAculeata) of the Northeastern Nearctic Region. Biological Survey of Canada [Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification].
• Web site: 2018-04-06. Krombein . Karl V.. Hurd Jr. . Paul D. Jr.. Smith . David R.. Burks . B.D.. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Potter Wasp (Parancistrocerus fulvipes) Idaho Fish and Game . 2022-06-03 . idfg.idaho.gov.
2. Web site: Parancistrocerus fulvipes . 2022-06-03 . www.biologicalsurvey.ca.