Philanthus triangulum
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| Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775) |
Philanthus triangulum, or the European beewolf is a solitary wasp, that lives in Southern Europe and Northern Africa, although sightings have been found as far north as the Isle of Wight. Though the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), and do not eat bees, the species gets its name from the fact that the inseminated females hunt honeybees to feed the larvae. `
[edit] External links
- Biology of the European beewolf
- Semiochemicals of Philanthus triangulum, the European beewolves
- Bee-killer Wasps
- Evolution of the sex pheromone of male European beewolves
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