A black and yellow longhorn beetle that mimics the appearance and behaviour of a wasp.
Clytus arietis, family Cerambycidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Other beetles that mimic wasps are the tiny wasp beetles of the genus Clytus that have black wing cases decorated with hairy white or yellow stripes.
- In the past, I have been amazed to find hornet's nests and spectacular wasp beetles.
- We also identified eight different species of ladybird, each with a different colour and number of spots; barn owl and tawny owl; kingfisher; and a wasp beetle.
- The larvae of the wasp beetle live in dead wood, usually of willow or birch.
- The wasp beetle is harmless and is common in Britain and most of Europe.