Species Account for Ancistrocerus parietum
Ancistrocerus parietum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wall Mason Wasp
Aculeata: Eumenidae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
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This wasp is rare in Essex and infrequently found. Prey are said to be lepidopterous larvae (Richards, 1980). The species is found in a wide range of habitats and usually nests in dead plant stems (Archer, 2000). References
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