Spittlebug-nymph hunting Digger wasp - Ragwurz-Zikadenwespe

Description:

Digger wasp:Phylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Hymenoptera (Hautflgler)Suborder: Apocrita (Taillenwespen)Infraorder: Aculeata (Stechimmen)Superfamily: Apoidea (Bienen und Grabwespen)(unranked):Spheciformes (Digger wasps, Grabwespen) Family: CrabronidaeSubfamily: Bembicinae LATREILLE, 1802Genus: ArgogorytesArgogorytes mystaceus LINNAEUS, 1761 (Ragwurz-Zikadenwespe), [det. Bernhard Jacob, 2012, based on this photo]a (female?) from Britan: www.flickr.com/photos/35142635@N05/4822941361/a female from SW-Europe: www.flickr.com/photos/valter/4520878181/more info: www.bwars.com/index.php?q=wasp/crabronidae/nyssoninae/arg...and: www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/SpBees/Argogory...more info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragwurz-Zikadenwespeplant:probably: Aegopodium podagraria ? LINNAEUS, 1753 (ground elder, Giersch)Family: Apiaceae (Doldenbltler)Order: ApialesNE-Slovakia, Slovak Paradise (Slovak: Slovensk raj) National Park, vic Cingov, 500-600m asl., 26.06.2012________________________________________________100mm macro 2.8 (canon L), 1/250s, f/16, ISO400, 0EV, no flash, hand-heldIMG_1351