Bumblebeewolf
Species of wasp / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The bumblebeewolf (Philanthus bicinctus) is a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") of North America. It makes deep nests in soil.[1] Males are territorial, often perching on grass near the burrow they occupy nocturnally. Females typically occupy a single nest throughout a season, with a maximum of 36 days spent in one burrow. [2]
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Bumblebeewolf | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Crabronidae |
Genus: | Philanthus |
Species: | P. bicinctus |
Binomial name | |
Philanthus bicinctus (Mickel, 1916) | |
Synonyms | |
Ococletes hirticulus Mickel, 1918 |
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