Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891 is a animal in the Crabronidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891

Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891

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

Family
Genus
Philanthus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891

Philanthus multimaculatus, formally described by Cameron in 1891, is a species of bee-hunting wasp, also called a beewolf. This species is distributed from British Columbia and Alberta in the north, southward to Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Crabronidae Philanthus

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