Sphex dorsalis

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Sphex dorsalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sphex
Species:
S. dorsalis
Binomial name
Sphex dorsalis
Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
Synonyms
  • Sphex chlorargyricus A. Costa, 1862
  • Sphex dubitatus Cresson, 1873
  • Sphex micans Taschenberg, 1869
  • Sphex singularis F. Smith, 1856
  • Sphex spiniger Kohl, 1890

Sphex dorsalis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is found from the southern United States south to Mexico, Central America, and South America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Both the male and female Sphex dorsalis average around 19 millimetres (0.75 in) in length. [3]

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References

  1. "Sphex dorsalis Species Information". BugGuide . Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Sphex dorsalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Discover Life, Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier, 1845" . Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. "GBIF, Sphex dorsalis" . Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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