Abert's Black-spotted Sand Wasp

Ammophila aberti

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae

Ammophila aberti is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. Distribution It is found in western and central North America, from southern Canada to Mexico, in open, semi-arid locations. Mating The male rides on the female's back, using his mandibles to hold onto the back of her head.

Distribution

Abert's Black-spotted Sand Wasp — (c) Millie Basden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 106Canada · 4Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Millie Basden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionAmmophila aberti, Wikipedia contributors

Abert's Black-spotted Sand Wasp

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