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Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 301, February 287, March 327, April 620, May 380, June 841, July 1,185, August 546, September 203, October 217, November 282, December 273.
United States26,660
Texas4,902
New York2,554
Canada1,935
Ontario1,934
Pennsylvania1,700
North Carolina1,441
Illinois1,375
Michigan1,146
New Jersey1,109

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilySquare-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies · Crabronidae
GenusCicada-killer Wasps · Sphecius

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