Dasyscolia

Dasyscolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Vespoidea
Family:	Scoliidae
Subfamily:	Scoliinae
Tribe:	Campsomerini
Genus:	Dasyscolia
Species:	D. ciliata
Binomial name
	Dasyscolia ciliata; Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
	Tiphia ciliata - Fabricius, 1787; Scolia aurea - Fabricius, 1793; Colpa rufa - Lepeletier, 1845; Elis aurea - Saussure, 1854; Campsoscolia ciliata - Betrem, 1933; Campsomeris ciliata - Guiglia, 1937

Dasyscolia ciliata is a species of scoliid wasp found throughout the Mediterranean.

It is the only known pollinator of the European Ophrys speculum. The male wasp is tricked into pollinating the Ophrys orchid (via pseudocopulation) by mimicking the female wasp in appearance and scent.^[1]

References

^ Kevin M. O'Neill (2001). Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History. Cornell University Press. p. 149.

External links

Data related to Dasyscolia at Wikispecies
Media related to Dasyscolia ciliata at Wikimedia Commons
Dasyscolia ciliata – Encyclopedia of Life

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[1] Kevin M. O'Neill (2001). Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History. Cornell University Press. p. 149.

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