Liris subtessellatus

Scientific Name:
In the scientific world, this insect belongs to the genus Liris. In English, they are generally called digger wasps or sand-loving wasps. Scientific Name Liris subtessellatus.
Family and Genus:
According to the classification of the animal kingdom, this insect belongs to the family Sphecidae and subfamily Larrinae of the order Hymenoptera. It is a beautiful species of the genus Liris.

Origin and Habitat:
They are generally widely distributed in warm and tropical regions. They are often seen roaming around gardens, farm fields, sandy soil, and fruit or lemon trees in our country.

Food:
These wasps are extremely skilled predatory insects. They usually hunt various small insects and larvae, take them to nests made in the ground, and collect nutrition from flower honey and natural juices in the adult stage.

Reproduction:
They lay eggs by digging the soil or making small holes or tunnels in convenient places. They keep the hunted insects right beside the eggs so that the newly hatched larvae can easily get food.

Benefits:
These digger wasps work as wonderful natural predators in controlling harmful insects and pests in nature. Besides, they have a role in maintaining the balance of the environment.

Harmful Aspects:
They do not cause any kind of harmful effect for humans or crops. These are completely harmless and beneficial wild insects.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

_{​(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)}

Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	Lightroom
Photography	(Liris subtessellatus)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Natore, Bangladesh