BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Urocerus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Greater Horntail Wasp)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Urocerus gigas	Female, close-ups and ovipositing in fallen conifer wood	16 July 2007	Cardigan	Wales	12
Urocerus gigas	Male imago	18 May 2007	West Norfolk	England	6
Urocerus gigas	Female imago	5 August 1998	Berks	England		8

Suggested Literature

Urocerus gigas may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Urocerus gigas is associated with:

	female, mycangial pouches	Amylostereum chailletii - a resupinate fungus (Russulales: Stereaceae)	mycangial pouches of female spreads conidia		Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005 [conidiospores carried in specially-evolved mycangial pouches and released through the ovipositor during egg-laying]
	larva	Pinaceae - pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches	larva feeds within wood		Benson, R.B., 1951
	larva	Amylostereum chailletii - a resupinate fungus (Russulales: Stereaceae)	larva feeds on wood rot imperfect state		Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005

There may be more taxa associated with Urocerus gigas listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Urocerus gigas:

Urocerus gigas may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References