effective camouflage effective

high colour diversity colour high

covering hind wings hind covering

forewing forms protective wing cases, cases, wing protective forms forewing

2 pairs of wings, of pairs 2 COLEOPTERA

S LE T

DIPTERA (FLIES) DIPTERA menoptera Hy

without dense hairs dense without not folded at rest at folded not

abdomen, no sting no abdomen,

slender legs slender longer than body than longer

between thorax and and thorax between

shorter than body than shorter or nearly hairless nearly or 1 pair of wings of pair 1

broad connection connection broad 2 pairs of wings of pairs 2 thorax with few hairs few with thorax

compared to flies to compared

some some

short antennae short

longer antennae longer day flying day

rather smooth body smooth rather especially narrow in in narrow especially

4 long, 2 short legs short 2 long, 4

mostly colourful mostly

distinct narrow waist narrow distinct

S P AS W S FLIE R VE O H

in comparison to flies to comparison in

closed at rest at closed

smaller, narrow eyes narrow smaller,

thin body thin

large eyes large 2 pairs of wings of pairs 2

S FLIE R E UTT B

clubbed antennae clubbed

long straight or or straight long

longer than body than longer

legs, no sting no legs,

shorter than body than shorter 2 wings 2

some hairs are branched are hairs some long and fine hind hind fine and long

2 pairs of wings of pairs 2

night flying night

4 long, 2 short legs short 2 long, 4

mostly less colourful less mostly

broader hind- legs hind- broader short antennae short

compared to flies to compared

bee mimic bee

attached, open at rest at open attached,

longer antennae longer

rather hairy body body hairy rather

upper and lower lower and upper

thick body thick

2 pairs of wings of pairs 2 in comparison to flies to comparison in

S FLIE BEE

S BEE smaller eyes smaller

S H OT M

large round eyes round large antennae

short feathery feathery short

optera LEPID

TS EC NS I G N I NAT LLI O P

WASPS LIFE 4 Wasps are a diverse group of with different The aim of the project is to improve forms of life. Some are eusocial and live in colonies, conservation by creating a virtuous circle leading but most are solitary species. There are many to a progressive change in practices across the families and subgroups of wasps in the world. In Mediterranean region. the Mediterranean region, the most important are the cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae), the spider wasps In Mediterranean countries (Spain, Italy, France and LIFE 4 Pollinators (Pompilidae), Scoliidae, , and the vespids Greece) there is inadequate awareness about the role (). of wild pollinators and the importance of conserving WASPS AS POLLINATORS their diversity. This knowledge gap is one of the main IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IDENTIFY FLIES IN THE FIELD obstacles to proper planning of successful programmes • In general, wasps have a smooth body, without to address the main drivers behind pollinator decline hair and with a thin waist, a characteristic that and ensure sustainable management and restoration can serve to quickly differentiate them from of the remaining high-value pollinator habitats. . • The shape and segmentation of the abdomen and the color patterns are important traits in differentiating species.

FLY ANATOMY SIMPLIFIED

The project will contribute to a range of EU policy and Smooth and legislation, including amongst others the biodiversity hairless body strategy, the pollinators initiative and biodiversity protection under the common agricultural policy.

Thin waist

Very marked coloring patterns Field Guide IDENTIfication key

WASPS

largest wasp in medium-sized small wasp Europe. It is Dasycolia black wasp with Chrysis small wasp Omalus maculata characterized ciliata many golden- scutellaris auratus by its black colored hairs color with distributed al- Fema- four yellow Males most all over les have spots on the have the body, in more yellow abdomen and the abdomen greenish metallic yellowish heads, dark wings. in bands. blue head bluish tho- hairs and are slightly and thorax rax and bright larger and shorter antennae. and a red abdomen grey wings orange abdomen have shorter antennas than males. DIMENSIONS: 6-9 mm DIMENSIONS: 3-7 mm

DIMENSIONS: 20–40 mm DIMENSIONS: 15–18 mm

Prionyx Black wasp Sceliphron Medium-sized Ancistrocerus Black and Bembix Similar to the viduatus with a very spirifex wasp, black gazella yellow wasp oculata common thin pedunc- in color, characterized wasp, it le on the with a very by having an differs from abdomen, long yellow this by in the which is in the peduncle, abdo- anten- being smal- female orange in female as well as men nae are ler in size and the color. the several bands with black small wings in stinger is stinger is on the legs. uneven and very proportion to the more visible. more visible. segments fine. body. being the firsts ones larger and broader than those at the end. DIMENSIONS: 20–25 mm DIMENSIONS: 20–25 mm DIMENSIONS: 9 - 15 mm DIMENSIONS: 11-18 mm

Cerceris Similar to Polis- Polistes gallicus Very abundant arenaria tes gallicus wasp and specie but It known for is charac- building terized to cellulose The have very nests For more marked seg- ends ments of the of the information on abdomen. antennae are yellow. each group, please go to: www.life4pollinators.eu/wasps DIMENSIONS: 12 - 16 mm

DIMENSIONS: 10 - 16 mm

Eumenes The first seg- Eumenes medi- Very similar coarctatus ment of the terraneus to Eumenes abdomen is coarctatus, narrow and but with elongated. a thinner abdomen

DIMENSIONS: 6 - 15 mm DIMENSIONS: 6 - 15 mm