Species Account for Omalus aeneus
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Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787)
a cuckoo wasp
Aculeata: Chrysididae
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
Saproxylic species
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Essex Red Data List comment
parasite on stem & wood-nesting sphecids
Species text
This metallic violet and green ruby tail wasp is an uncommon southern species. It is recorded as a parasitoid of the larvae of stem- and wood-nesting Sphecid wasps of the subfamily Pemphredinoninae. There are records for only three widely scattered localities in Essex. References
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 1 records with habitat information)
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Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1 records with habitat detail and method information)
Recorded management for locations with Omalus aeneus
Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Omalus aeneus
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