Species Account for Ectemnius lituratus
Ectemnius lituratus (Panzer, 1804)
a digger wasp
Aculeata: Crabronidae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
Saproxylic species
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Most records of this wasp are restricted to southern England south of a line between the Bristol Channel and the Wash. In Essex it is scarce. It occurs in a variety of habitats, but perhaps especially woodlands. It is typically encountered around dead wood, timber and umbellifer flowers (Edwards 1998). References
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