Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Crabronidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Family
Genus
Stictia
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stictia signata (Linnaeus, 1758) is a species of sand wasp that belongs to the family Bembicidae. This species is distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. Its primary prey consists of flies.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Crabronidae Stictia

More from Crabronidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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