Cryptocheilus elegans

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Cryptocheilus elegans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Pompilidae
Genus: Cryptocheilus
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cryptocheilus elegans
(Spinola, 1806)

Cryptocheilus elegans is a species of spider wasp in the genus Cryptocheilus found in Europe.

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References

    "Cryptocheilus elegans" at the Encyclopedia of Life