Urocerus gigas: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the urocerus gigas lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Urocerus gigas
Group	Bees, wasps & ants
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Siricidae

Where does the urocerus gigas live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the urocerus gigas in 16 countries and territories across Europe. In Belgium, France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the urocerus gigas?

The urocerus gigas (Urocerus gigas) is an insect in the order Hymenoptera and the family Siricidae, genus Urocerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the urocerus gigas

Urocerus gigas, the giant woodwasp, banded horntail, or greater horntail, is a species of sawfly native to the Palearctic realm and North Africa but also reside in North America since 2004 Though they are not wasps, their appearance resembles one due to mimicry. Adults are usually between 10 and 40 millimetres (1⁄2 and 1+1⁄2 inches) in length.

Subspecies:

Urocerus gigas gigas

Urocerus gigas taiganus

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urocerus gigas (revision 1364079676), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1049335 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).