Box-headed Mason Wasp

Gymnomerus laevipes

Description

Body Length 8 to 11mm. Has a square head and straight front edge to the pronotum

Habitat

Often found on brown-field sites and other open habitats, as well as woodland. It uses hollow stems of bramble, umbellifers etc as nest sites, provisioning its larvae on weevils.

Status and Distribution

A southern species, though not the West Country, sparsely recorded as far north as Nottinghamshire. Uncommon in Nottinghamshire and at Netherfield Lagoons.

Best Time to See

May to September.

All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
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