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Large Four-spotted Scoliid Wasp
Pygodasis quadrimaculata
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
Noble Scoliid WaspScolia nobilitata
Double-banded Scoliid WaspScolia bicincta
Scolia hirta
Saddleback Scoliid WaspPygodasis ephippium
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Georgia | 70 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 40 |
| South Carolina | 39 |
| Alabama | 22 |
| New Jersey | 21 |
| Massachusetts | 18 |
| Delaware | 17 |
| Mississippi | 13 |
| Virginia | 6 |
| Maryland | 5 |
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 | Scoliid Wasps · Scoliidae |
| Genus | Pygodasis |
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 Large Four-spotted Scoliid Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.