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Black Slip Wasp
Pimpla rufipes
25 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
Apechthis compunctor
Diphyus quadripunctorius
Buathra laborator
Pimpla pedalis
Sabre WaspRhyssa persuasoria
Pimpla disparis
Pimpla turionellae
Exetastes calobatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,121 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,121 |
| United Kingdom | 618 |
| England | 533 |
| Denmark | 49 |
| Russia | 47 |
| Scotland | 42 |
| Germany | 38 |
| Ireland | 32 |
| Wales | 29 |
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 | Ichneumonid Wasps · Ichneumonidae |
| Genus | Pimpla |
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 Black Slip Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.