Symmorphus bifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a potter wasp or mason wasp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp)
GenusSymmorphus (a genus of potter or mason wasps)
SubfamilyEUMENINAE (mason and potter wasps)
FamilyVESPIDAE (potter, mason and social wasps)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp) :
1: Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp)
17 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Hogweed flower
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Head, antennae, thorax - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 5: Lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Ventral view - enlarged
2: Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
6 Aug 1998 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at Hogweed
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Top viewImage 3: Underside

Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp)
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