Dasyscolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Subfamily: | Scoliinae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Dasyscolia Bradley, 1951 |
| Species: | D. ciliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Dasyscolia ciliata is a species of scoliid wasp found throughout the Mediterranean. It is the only species in the genus Dasyscolia. It is the only known pollinator of the European Ophrys speculum. The male wasp is tricked into pollinating the Ophrys orchid via pseudocopulation. The orchid's Pouyannian mimicry has the flower effectively mimicking the female wasp in appearance and scent.[1]
References
- ^ Kevin M. O'Neill (2001). Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History. Cornell University Press. p. 149.
External links
Media related to Dasyscolia ciliata at Wikimedia Commons- Dasyscolia ciliata – Encyclopedia of Life
