Biology:Isodontia auripes

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Short description: Species of wasp

Isodontia auripes
Isodontia auripes P1310365a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Tribe: Sphecini
Genus: Isodontia
Species:
I. auripes
Binomial name
Isodontia auripes
(Fernald, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chlorion auripes Fernald, 1906

Isodontia auripes, the brown-legged grass-carrier, is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.[1][2][3][4] The wasp will opportunistically use old nests made by Xylocopa virginica or mining bees. Larvae eat for three days and then spend two forming pupae. Oecanthus is a common prey item throughout I. auripes' range. [5] I. auripes lives along the east coast of the United States.[2]

Brown-legged grass-carrier, Isodontia auripes

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10773211 entry