Holopyga ovata Dahlbom, 1845
Description and notes
Identification key and general biology are given in Morgan (1984). Previously this species was misidentified as H. amoenula and is also known as H. generosa (Förster, 1853) in Kunz (1994).
Distribution
Only recorded from Sark and Jersey from the Channel Islands.
Overseas, the wasp occurs throughout much of Europe (including Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia and Greece); also from Turkey, Syria, Palestine and Iran.
Status (in Britain only)
The Channel Islands were not included in assessments of conservation status either in Shirt (1987) or by Falk (1991).
Habitat
Associated with open sandy habitats with some bare soil.
Flight period
From the very few records available it has been recorded from April until June.
Flowers visited
Fennel, wild mignonette and wild parsnip.
Parasitic biology
The host for this wasp is unknown.