Species

Sphex ichneumoneus (Great golden digger wasp)

Sphex ichneumoneus. Photo: (c) Alan Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sphex ichneumoneus, known commonly as the great golden digger wasp or great golden sand digger is a wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is identified by the golden pubescence on its head and thorax, its reddish orange legs, and partly reddish orange body. This wasp is native to the Western Hemisphere, from Canada to South America, and provisions its young with various types of paralyzed Orthoptera.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Family: Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps)
        Subfamily: Sphecinae
        Tribe: Sphecini
        Genus: Sphex
        Subgenus: Sphex
        Species: Sphex ichneumoneus (Great golden digger wasp)

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