Mellinus arvensis
Mellinus arvensis, the field digger wasp, is a species of solitary wasp. The wasp can commonly be found from July to late September or October in sandy places. In hard soil however the female will often try to steal a nest from another member of the same species. The female is larger than the male.[1] The wasps' nests are underground in sandy burrows with flies for their offspring to eat. The species is yellow and black like many wasp species, but they have a more narrow waist.[2]
| Mellinus arvensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Genus: | Mellinus |
| Species: | M. arvensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mellinus arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
References
- Multiple authors (1979). The Oxford Book of Insects. Oxford, South East England: Oxford University Press. pp. 156. ISBN 0-19-910005-5.
- "Field Digger Wasp". Wild About Britain. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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