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Species

Bembix americana (American sand wasp)

Bembix americana. Photo: (c) Greg Schrott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Bembix americana is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.

— Wikipedia

  • 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: Crabronidae (Square-headed wasps, sand wasps, and allies)
                        • Subfamily: Bembicinae
                          • Tribe: Bembicini (Sand wasps)
                            • Subtribe: Bembicina
                              • Genus: Bembix
                                • Species: Bembix americana (American sand wasp)
                                  • Subspecies: Bembix americana comata (Western sand wasp)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Bembix americana comata (Western sand wasp)

Sightings

Where in Humboldt


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