Isodontia
Sign in to savethumb|right|Larva of Isodontia sp. found in twig nest with katydid prey
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 203
- With media
- 224
- Family
- Sphecidae
- Collections
- ASU, MNA, DCH, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, PSUC, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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thumb|right|Larva of Isodontia sp. found in twig nest with katydid prey
Isodontia () is a genus belonging to the family Sphecidae. Adults emerge from their cocoons in early summer, and usually make nests lined with grass or hay in hollow plant cavities. This has led to their common name being grass-carrying wasps. The larvae are often fed Orthoptera that the adult has paralyzed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Isodontia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.