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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Ancistrocerus » Ancistrocerus spilogaster
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Wasp hunting larvae - Ancistrocerus spilogaster - female
Copyright © 2009 R. Berg

Wasp hunting larvae - Ancistrocerus spilogaster - Female
Alameda County, California, USA
June 24, 2009
Probing buddleia leaves stuck together by a moth larva, Pyramidobela angelarum. The larvae () live between the leaves when young. In summer, I often saw wasps drilling into the deformed leaves, evidently preying on the larvae. Photo taken at 11:57:20.

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Contributed by R. Berg on 7 November, 2009 - 12:32am
Last updated 19 January, 2010 - 10:05pm

Moved
Moved from Potter and Mason Wasps.
… R. Berg, 8 November, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Ancistrocerus spilopterus - female
I can only second Eric: thank you indeed for sharing these pics.
… Richard Vernier, 8 November, 2009 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… R. Berg, 7 November, 2009 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

Mason wasp
Mason wasp of some kind (Vespidae: Eumeninae). Great image demonstrating behavior and anatomical detail.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 November, 2009 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I'm always looking for behavior.

Two shots before this one show the wasp searching on the leaf. I'll add them.
… R. Berg, 7 November, 2009 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

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