Humboldt Life

Species

Bembix americana (American sand wasp)

Bembix americana

Bembix americana. Photo: (c) Bill Rodstrom, 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.

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)

Bembix americana comata

Sightings

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