Dasyscolia ciliata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Subfamily: | Scoliinae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Dasyscolia |
| Species: | D. ciliata |
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Dasyscolia ciliata Fabricius, 1787 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tiphia ciliata - Fabricius, 1787 |
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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.
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