Symmorphus bifasciatus
Alternative names
Symmorphus mutinensis
Description
This species has a black and yellow banded abdomen.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Adults seem to prefer damp places, often near streams and ditches, and their flight paths are associated with patches of foliage in full sunlight.
When to see it
May to October; but mainly from June to August, with July being the peak month.
Life History
Preys on beetle larvae which are taken to the nest and stored in larval chambers.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
09 July 2017
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
09 July 2017
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
08/07/2017
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
08/07/2017
Jonesboy1
Watermead Country park
10 July 2016
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
08/07/2017
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David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
06 August 2017
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
08/07/2017
Jonesboy1
Watermead Country park
10 July 2016
Jonesboy1
Watermead Country park
10 July 2016
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
16 July 2017
HAPeacock
Leicester Garden
12 July 2013
Symmorphus bifasciatus
