Dasyscolia ciliata is a species of scoliid wasp found throughout the Mediterranean. It is the only species in the genus Dasyscolia. It is the only known pollinator of the European Ophrys speculum. The male wasp is tricked into pollinating the Ophrys orchid via pseudocopulation. The orchid's Pouyannian mimicry has the flower effectively mimicking the female wasp in appearance and scent.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Scoliidae |
| Subfamily: | Scoliinae |
| Tribe: | Campsomerini |
| Genus: | Dasyscolia Bradley, 1951 |
| Species: | D. ciliata
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| Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius, 1787)
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References
edit- ^ Kevin M. O'Neill (2001). Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History. Cornell University Press. p. 149.
External links
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Media related to Dasyscolia ciliata at Wikimedia Commons- Dasyscolia ciliata – Encyclopedia of Life
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