Biology:Bumblebeewolf
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Short description: Species of wasp
Bumblebeewolf | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Genus: | Philanthus |
Species: | P. bicinctus
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Binomial name | |
Philanthus bicinctus (Mickel, 1916)
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Synonyms | |
Ococletes hirticulus Mickel, 1918 |
The bumblebeewolf (Philanthus bicinctus) is a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") of North America. It makes deep nests in soil.[1] Males are territorial, often perching on grass near the burrow they occupy nocturnally. Females typically occupy a single nest throughout a season, with a maximum of 36 days spent in one burrow. [2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Howard (1970). "Ecological-Behavioral Studies of the Wasps of Jackson Hole, Wyoming". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 140: 500. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4282001#page/489/mode/1up. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Howard Ensign; O'Neill, Kevin M. (1988). The natural history and behavior of North American beewolves. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates. ISBN 080149513X.
Wikidata ☰ Q4997255 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebeewolf.
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