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''Cerceris fumipennis'', the only species of buprestid-hunting Crabronidae occurring in eastern North America, is found throughout the continental United States east of the Rockies: from Texas and Florida, north to Maine and Wyoming and is now known from more than twenty colonies of varying size in Canada. The wasps are most often nesting in open areas of hard-packed sandy soil surrounded by woody habitat suitable for their buprestid beetle prey. Ontario colonies are associated with somewhat disturbed sites compacted by human activity such as baseball diamonds, parking areas, infrequently used roads, roadsides, foot paths and the soil around campfire pits. == Identification == ''Cerceris fumipennis'' is distinguished by five conspicuous characteristics: *It is large, about the size of common yellow jacket wasps. *It has dark smoky, blue/black wings. *The wasp’s body is predominantly black except for a few yellow markings. *It has a conspicuous, single broad creamy yellow abdominal band. *Females have three creamy patches between the eyes; while males are marked with two yellow triangles abutting their eyes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cerceris fumipennis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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