Mellinus arvensis
![Female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] wasp emerging from her nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, September 2015.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/unWhiGA-K2DAivEM5xG2cA4XZ6A=/lt_21826_190839891656a896334fc0d.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
Female Mellinus arvensis wasp emerging from her nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, September 2015.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). Female Mellinus arvensis wasp emerging from her nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, September 2015.
![Female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] wasp resting on a leaf. Staffordshire garden, September 2015.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/UYNQmFK1QD2hXdt-JWuVBwjnn_w=/lt_21826_120143284356a896306e139.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
Female Mellinus arvensis wasp resting on a leaf. Staffordshire garden, September 2015.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). Female Mellinus arvensis wasp resting on a leaf. Staffordshire garden, September 2015.
![Female [i]Mellinis arvensis[/i] wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016. The prey in this instance…](https://photos.on-this.website/a/mVlI0O5OISNV9VcrYtGooqxdY0Y=/lt_21826_102728209456a8962d8621a.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
Female Mellinis arvensis wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016. The prey in this instance was consumed by the female, rather than being used to provision the nest. The remains of...
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). Female Mellinis arvensis wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016. The prey in this instance was consumed by the female, rather than being used to provision the n...
![Female [i]Mellinis arvensis[/i] wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/gBr_GT4l5rzA_i-3qE6XG0hYkic=/lt_21826_14749547856a8962acd7e7.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
Female Mellinis arvensis wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). Female Mellinis arvensis wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016.
![Female [i]Mellinis arvensis[/i] wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/xvsi7ytqJN6fY30d1FAl8PsOdG0=/lt_21826_43987871356a8943430885.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
Female Mellinis arvensis wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). Female Mellinis arvensis wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016.
![Male [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i]. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/lXNDocbvs0vnzD66IeifXOGmvdY=/lt_21826_55940141055d77a07ba91b.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (m)
Male Mellinus arvensis. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (m). Male Mellinus arvensis. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.
![A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp. Note facial markings. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/AeTl78HgQeIVrheOE2dQtUpslpI=/lt_21826_81727068155d77a00da466.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp. Note facial markings. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp. Note facial markings. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.
![A male [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/sNTgPWomfUWHgS5aBL8dGswbq8Q=/lt_21826_54360679255d779fb7727b.jpg)
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A male Mellinus arvensis digger wasp. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.
Photo: 5D3_4651_web. A male Mellinus arvensis digger wasp. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015.
![A male [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp resting on a holly leaf. Staffordshire garden, July 2015.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/okh_6yMBU9mhbx0e63ScPibJ-5Q=/lt_21826_39713482455bbcc0c274b7.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (m)
A male Mellinus arvensis digger wasp resting on a holly leaf. Staffordshire garden, July 2015.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (m). A male Mellinus arvensis digger wasp resting on a holly leaf. Staffordshire garden, July 2015.
![A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp excavating her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, July 2014. Note how she r…](https://photos.on-this.website/a/79keUeajza6zbuqooJKEpRWzSfk=/lt_21826_1445915409552569e5d4513.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp excavating her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, July 2014. Note how she reverses out from the hole, carrying sand grains between her front legs.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp excavating her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, July 2014. Note how she reverses out from the hole, carrying sand grains between her front legs...
![A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp in her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/YdeqA4AGRWkEs5T_Et0f8hFbDKo=/lt_21826_7231288195221acb6a8c1d.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp in her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp in her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.
![A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp emerging from her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/TMoQb0lbDJSTMxfo9beQfsXC_d4=/lt_21826_20984788555221acaada3e5.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp emerging from her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp emerging from her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.
![A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp with captured dipteran prey. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.](https://photos.on-this.website/a/qLFS5BkNptT4qFkBju91y2kfRqA=/lt_21826_9769328535221aca08260e.jpg)
Mellinus arvensis (f)
A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp with captured dipteran prey. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.
Photo: Mellinus arvensis (f). A female Mellinus arvensis digger wasp with captured dipteran prey. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013.