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Cerceris clypeata Dahlbom, 1844

Cerceris clypeata Dahlbom, 1844

Cerceris clypeata Dahlbom, 1844

Cerceris clypeata is a North American solitary weevil wasp from the family Philanthidae.

Cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus, 1771)

Cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus, 1771)

Cerceris rybyensis (Linnaeus, 1771)

Cerceris rybyensis is a small Palearctic wasp with distinctive yellow-black abdominal markings that nests in sandy and other soils across Eurasia.

Cerceris bicornuta Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Cerceris bicornuta Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Cerceris bicornuta Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Cerceris bicornuta is a wasp species in the Philanthidae family found across North and Central America.

Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865

Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865

Cerceris kennicottii Cresson, 1865

Cerceris kennicottii is a Philanthidae wasp species found in North and Central America.

Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837

Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837

Cerceris fumipennis Say, 1837

Cerceris fumipennis is a large wasp identifiable by five key physical characteristics detailed in this description.

Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947

Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947

Cerceris sextoides Banks, 1947

Cerceris sextoides is a Philanthidae wasp species found in Central America and North America.

Cerceris tuberculata (de Villers, 1789)

Cerceris tuberculata (de Villers, 1789)

Cerceris tuberculata (de Villers, 1789)

Cerceris tuberculata is the largest European Cerceris wasp that nests in soil, preys on Cleonis weevils, and lives in southern and eastern Europe.

Eucerceris provancheri (Dalla Torre, 1890)

Eucerceris provancheri (Dalla Torre, 1890)

Eucerceris provancheri (Dalla Torre, 1890)

Eucerceris provancheri is a wasp species in the Philanthidae family found in North and Central America.

Philanthus gibbosus (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus gibbosus (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus gibbosus (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus gibbosus is a small distinguishable North American wasp that nests in underground burrows in suitable soil.

Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)

Philanthus triangulum, the European beewolf, is a marked solitary wasp with five recognized subspecies across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865

Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865

Philanthus lepidus Cresson, 1865

Philanthus lepidus is a North American philanthid wasp that makes false nest burrows and preys on Halictidae bees.

Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891

Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891

Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891

Philanthus multimaculatus is a species of beewolf found across western North America from Canada to Mexico.

Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798

Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798

Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798

Philanthus ventilabris is a solitary bee-hunting beewolf wasp found throughout North America.

Philanthus crabroniformis F.Smith, 1856

Philanthus crabroniformis F.Smith, 1856

Philanthus crabroniformis F.Smith, 1856

Philanthus crabroniformis is a North American bee-hunting wasp that preys on Halictidae and nests in sandy soil.

Psammaletes mexicanus (Cameron, 1890)

Psammaletes mexicanus (Cameron, 1890)

Psammaletes mexicanus (Cameron, 1890)

Psammaletes mexicanus is a sand wasp species in the Bembicidae family found in Central and North America.

Saygorytes phaleratus (Say, 1837)

Saygorytes phaleratus (Say, 1837)

Saygorytes phaleratus (Say, 1837)

Saygorytes phaleratus is a sand wasp species in the Bembicidae family found in Central and North America.

Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793

Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793

Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793

Bembix americana is a sand wasp species in Bembicidae found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Bembix rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bembix rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bembix rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bembix rostrata is a 15-24mm wasp with distinct behavior and features, ranging from Europe to Central Asia.

Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus (Say, 1824)

Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus (Say, 1824)

Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus (Say, 1824)

Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus is a four-banded stink bug hunter sand wasp in Bembicidae found in North America.

Bicyrtes ventralis (Say, 1824)

Bicyrtes ventralis (Say, 1824)

Bicyrtes ventralis (Say, 1824)

Bicyrtes ventralis is a sand wasp species from the Bembicidae family found in North and Central America.

Bicyrtes viduatus (Handlirsch, 1889)

Bicyrtes viduatus (Handlirsch, 1889)

Bicyrtes viduatus (Handlirsch, 1889)

Bicyrtes viduatus is a pale yellow Central American sand wasp in the Bembicidae family with distinct identifying features.

Bicyrtes variegatus (Olivier, 1789)

Bicyrtes variegatus (Olivier, 1789)

Bicyrtes variegatus (Olivier, 1789)

Bicyrtes variegatus is a species of sand wasp in the Bembicidae family found in Central and South America.

Bicyrtes capnopterus (Handlirsch, 1889)

Bicyrtes capnopterus (Handlirsch, 1889)

Bicyrtes capnopterus (Handlirsch, 1889)

Bicyrtes capnopterus is a sand wasp species in the Bembicidae family, found across Central and North America.

Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stictia signata is a Bembicidae sand wasp found across the Americas that primarily preys on flies.

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