Tufted Potter Wasp

Symmorphus cristatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eumenidae

Symmorphus cristatus is a species of mason wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae within the family Vespidae. This species is widely distributed in North America, and it preys on the larvae of leaf beetles. Description Symmorphus cristatus is one of three Symmorphus species that occur in North America.

Distribution

Tufted Potter Wasp — (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Canada · 6United States of America · 5

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSymmorphus cristatus, Wikipedia contributors

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