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Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Scoliidae

Scoliidae, the scoliid wasps or mammoth wasps, is a family of wasps comprising about 300 described species worldwide. They tend to be black, often marked with yellow or orange, and their wing tips are distinctively corrugated. Males are more slender and elongated than females, with significantly longer antennae, but the sexual dimorphism is not as apparent as in many of the Tiphiidae and Thynnidae.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 7Belgium · 4FranceItalySpainSwitzerland