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Mutilla europaea : ウィキペディア英語版 | Mutilla europaea
''Mutilla europaea'' is a species of parasitoid wasp belonging to the family Mutillidae. ==Description== ''Mutilla europaea'' can reach a body length of in males, of in the females. These wasps are covered in dense velvet-like hair. Males have dark, transparent wings, while females are wingless and may frequently be confused with members of the true ant family (hence the common name of ''Velvet Ants''). Adults display aposematic coloration, consisting of black overall coloring with an orange-red patch on the dorsal surface of the thorax. On the abdomen there are three whitish or yellowish hairy bands. The adults can be found from the end of May to end of August. ''Mutilla europaea'' are mainly parasitoids of the resting stage of bumblebees (''Bombus'' spp.), but occasionally visits honey bee (''Apis mellifera'') hives and ''Polistes'' wasps nests, ovipositing inside the cocoons. The larva of this wasp eats the immature bumblebee larva and nymphs and feed on the host honey and pollen stores. Then the larva of ''Mutilla'' spins a cocoon inside the cell of its host.
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