Biology:Pepsis thisbe

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Short description: Species of wasp

Pepsis thisbe
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Pepsis thisbe, Baja California
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Pepsis
Species:
P. thisbe
Binomial name
Pepsis thisbe
Lucas, 1895

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

  1. "Pepsis thisbe". https://www.gbif.org/species/7997961. 
  2. "Pepsis thisbe species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/70052. 
  3. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 454. ISBN 9780520288744. 

Further reading

  • Vardy, C. R. (2005). "The New World tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q49594291 entry