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Scolia hirta [L.]
Scolia hirta
Scoliid wasps
(Scoliidae)
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Black hairy wasp with 2 bright yellow bands on the back. The wings are shiny black brown. ♂ have slightly longer antennas with 13 segments, ♀ have 12. The wasps have a preference for purple and blue flowers. The ♀ captures and anaesthetized larvae of a SCARABAEIDAE (Scarabs) on which she lays an egg, the larvae eventually eat their host. ⇔ l. 16-22 mm LA: ≈ The SCOLIA SEXMACULATA has broken yellow spots and is smaller but easy to confuse. No picture available.
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10-50 mm
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Six
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4 wings
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Scolia hirta [L.]
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