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Pigeon Horntail
Tremex columba
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
Asian HorntailEriotremex formosanus
Dark-horned Trembling WoodwaspTremex fuscicornis
Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosus
Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatus
European EarwigForficula auricularia
Ringed Paper WaspPolistes annularis
Giant WoodwaspUrocerus gigas
Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,395 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2,464 |
| Ontario | 1,872 |
| New York | 1,066 |
| Michigan | 657 |
| Colorado | 469 |
| Quebec | 383 |
| Ohio | 371 |
| Illinois | 369 |
| Massachusetts | 300 |
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 | Tremex |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 Pigeon Horntail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.