Elampus panzeri (Fabricius, 1804)  |
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| This small and attractive species was found in good numbers by sweeping scraped areas of dry heath on Sherwood Heath SSSI in early July 2012. As a defence mechanism, they curl up in the manner shown in the bottom right photograph, remaining like this for several minutes. Not common and widespread in the UK, Elampus panzeri is a species of dry heathland, but may be commoner than the NBN Gateway map suggests, due to the general lack of interest in Hymenoptera. | ||
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| Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Elampus
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