Species Account for Ancistrocerus parietum
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Ancistrocerus parietum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wall Mason Wasp
Aculeata: Eumenidae
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
Records: 30
First Record: 1986
Latest Record: 2016
1992-on hectads: 12
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 12
Additional Phenology Data
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Species text
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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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 4 records with habitat information)
no subhabitat data available
Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 30 records with habitat detail and method information)
Recorded management for locations with Ancistrocerus parietum
Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Ancistrocerus parietum
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