Xiphydria camelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
black necked wood wasp, alder wood wasp
on Alnus, Betula, etc.
parasite
Larvae bore in the wood of dying or dead trees.
host plants
mainly Betulaceae, oligophagous
Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula.
To a lesser degree also Acer campestre, pseudoplatanus; Populus tremula; Prunus; Quercus; Ulmus minor.
distribution within Europe
references
Benson (1961a), Chevin (1984a), Cobos Suarez (1988a), Hoop (1983a), Kofler & Schedl (2010a), Mol (2020a), Šrůtka, Pažoutová & Kolařík (2007a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a), Turrisi (2010a).