Dasyscolia
Species of wasp
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Subfamily: | Campsomerinae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Dasyscolia Bradley, 1951 |
| Species: | D. ciliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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