Dasyscolia ciliata

Dasyscolia ciliata is a species of scoliid wasp found throughout the Mediterranean.

Dasyscolia ciliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Superfamily:
Vespoidea
Family:
Scoliidae
Subfamily:
Scoliinae
Tribe:
Campsomerini
Genus:
Dasyscolia
Species:
D. ciliata
Binomial name
Dasyscolia ciliata
Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms

Tiphia ciliata - Fabricius, 1787
Scolia aurea - Fabricius, 1793
Colpa rufa - Lepeletier, 1845
Elis aurea - Saussure, 1854
Campsoscolia ciliata - Betrem, 1933
Campsomeris ciliata - Guiglia, 1937

It is the only known pollinator of the European Ophrys speculum. The male wasp is tricked into pollinating the Ophrys orchid (via pseudocopulation) by mimicking the female wasp in appearance and scent.[1]

References
  1. Kevin M. O'Neill (2001). Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History. Cornell University Press. p. 149.


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