Pepsis thisbe
Pepsis thisbe | |
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Pepsis thisbe, Baja California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Pompilidae |
Subfamily: | Pepsinae |
Genus: | Pepsis |
Species: | P. thisbe
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Binomial name | |
Pepsis thisbe Lucas, 1895
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Pepsis thisbe, a "tarantula hawk", is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.[1][2] Females are 32-44 mm long with a dark blue body and orange wings.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pepsis thisbe". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Pepsis thisbe species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 454. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading[edit]
- Vardy, C. R. (2005). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Pepsis thisbe at Wikimedia Commons