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Noble Scoliid Wasp
Scolia nobilitata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Blue-winged Scoliid WaspScolia dubia
Large Four-spotted Scoliid WaspPygodasis quadrimaculata
Eight-spotted Scoliid WaspColpa octomaculata
Xanthocampsomeris limosa
Scolia hirta
Cerceris bicornuta
Giant Sweat BeeDieunomia heteropoda
Red-marked Pachodynerus WaspPachodynerus erynnis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,409 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 964 |
| Georgia | 884 |
| Virginia | 774 |
| Maryland | 497 |
| Texas | 375 |
| South Carolina | 344 |
| New Jersey | 176 |
| Illinois | 128 |
| West Virginia | 117 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Scoliid Wasps · Scoliidae |
| Genus | Scolia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Noble Scoliid Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.