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Species Account for Mimesa lutarius

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Mimesa lutarius  (Fabricius, 1787)
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 Vulnerable

1992-on hectads: 0
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 0

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Mimesa lutaria is widely distributed in south-eastern England, but in Essex it has occurred only at the West Thurrock lagoons and the now destroyed nearby Mill Wood Pit. It burrows in sand and preys on Homoptera (Cicadellidae, nearly all Jassinae) (Richards, 1980). References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

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