Global InformationAncistrocerus gazella information
| European potter wasp | |
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| Cumnor Hill, Oxford | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrocerus |
| Species: | A. gazella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrocerus gazella (Panzer 1798)
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The European potter wasp or European tube wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella) is a species of potter wasp. As an imago (adult), the female collects as many as 20 caterpillars for each nest, which consists of a single cell.[1] Her larval offspring then feed on these inside the nest, which is sealed with mud arranged by her.[1] As adults, they eat nectar and aphid honeydew.[1] Males cannot sting, and the sting of a female is not painful.[1] They can be found on windows, foraging for nectar on flowers, or searching out small cracks or holes in which to nest.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Crowe, A. (2002). Which New Zealand Insect?. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin. p. 71. ISBN 0-14-100636-6.