Dörfel, Thorleif H.;Ohl, Michael
Sphex
Sign in to saveSphex is a genus of cosmopolitan wasp that sting and paralyze prey insects. Sphex is one of many genera in the old digger wasp family Sphecidae (sensu lato), though most apart from the Sphecinae have now been moved to the family Crabronidae. There are over 130 known Sphex species.
Species
Great Golden Digger Wasp
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilySphecidae
Observations29,437
Observations recorded63,430
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,089
- With media
- 537
- Family
- Sphecidae
- Collections
- LACM, MHNCA, IIZD-UASLP, SDNHM, PSUC, CHAS
- Recorded in
- Germany, Mexico, United States, Canada
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