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Steely-blue Woodwasp

Sirex juvencus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 51, February 37, March 59, April 92, May 133, June 145, July 155, August 133, September 98, October 73, November 40, December 31.
United States1,083
Alaska1,046
Czechia64
Jihomoravský kraj53
Germany44
United Kingdom25
Italy23
Nord-Est18
England16
Austria15

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyHorntails · Siricidae
GenusSirex

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