Bumble Bee Wolf

Philanthus bicinctus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae

The bumblebeewolf (Philanthus bicinctus) is a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") of North America. It makes deep nests in soil. Males are territorial, often perching on grass near the burrow they occupy nocturnally.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 3

Sources and credits

DescriptionBumblebeewolf, Wikipedia contributors

Bumble Bee Wolf

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