| Sphaerophoria philanthus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Sphaerophoria |
| Species: | S. philanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Sphaerophoria philanthus is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. It is found in Europe. [1] [2] [3]
Beewolves, also known as bee-hunters or bee-killer wasps, are solitary, predatory wasps, most of which prey on bees, hence their common name. The adult females dig tunnels in the ground for nesting, while the territorial males mark twigs and other objects with pheromones to claim the territory from competing males.
Philanthus triangulum, commonly known as the European beewolf, bee-killer wasp or the bee-eating philanthus, is a solitary wasp that lives in the Western Palearctic and Afrotropics. Although the adults of the species are herbivores, the species derives its name from the behaviour of the inseminated females, who hunt Western honey bees. The female places several of its paralysed prey together with an egg in a small underground chamber, to serve as food for the wasp larvae. All members of the genus Philanthus hunt various species of bees, but P. triangulum is apparently the only one that specialises in Western honey bees.
Philanthus politus is a white-striped species of bee-hunting wasp.
The Pacific burrowing wasp is a species of bee-hunting wasp — or a "beewolf" — of Western North America.
Sphaerophoria is a genus of hoverflies.
Sphaerophoria scripta, the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.
Sphaerophoria fatarum is a European species of hoverfly.
The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies.
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes is a species of syrphid flies in the family Syrphidae.
Sphaerophoria contigua is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Philanthus pacificus is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Philanthus sanbornii is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Philanthus solivagus is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Philanthus bilunatus is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
Philanthus lepidus is a species of wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in North America.
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