Eremnophila aureonotata

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Eremnophila aureonotata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Eremnophila
Species:
E. aureonotata
Binomial name
Eremnophila aureonotata
(Cameron, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Ammophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888

Eremnophila aureonotata, also known as the gold-marked thread-waisted wasp [1] , is a species in the family Sphecidae ("thread-waisted wasps") found in North and South America. [2] [3] Their coloration is black with 2 pairs gold patches of setae one on the side of their thorax and one on the propodeum. [2] Adults drink nectar while larvae feed on caterpillars. Females dig vertical burrows in sand or hard-packed loam to lay eggs in and provision the nests with a single caterpillar. [4]

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Gold marked thread-waisted wasps mating Gold-marked thread-waisted wasps (44663).jpg
Gold marked thread-waisted wasps mating
A gold-marked thread-waisted wasp flying near blooming yellow ironweed.

References

  1. ↑ "Eremnophila aureonotata Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. 1 2 "Eremnophila aureonotata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Eremnophila aureonotata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. ↑ Krombein, Karl V. (1979). Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 1588–1589.

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