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California Horntail
Urocerus californicus
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
Giant WoodwaspUrocerus gigas
Xeris indecisus
White-horned HorntailUrocerus albicornis
Yellow-horned HorntailUrocerus flavicornis
Milde's Tarantula-hawk WaspPepsis mildei
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementarium
Sirex longicauda
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 582 |
|---|---|
| California | 229 |
| Washington | 140 |
| Canada | 126 |
| British Columbia | 124 |
| Oregon | 110 |
| Nevada | 45 |
| Idaho | 23 |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Texas | 7 |
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 | Horntails · Siricidae |
| Genus | Urocerus |
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 California Horntail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.