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Five-banded Thynnid Wasp
Myzinum quinquecinctum
27 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
European Paper WaspPolistes dominula
Myzinum maculatum
Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatus
Myzinum obscurum
Myzinum carolinianum
Eight-spotted Scoliid WaspColpa octomaculata
Hump-backed BeewolfPhilanthus gibbosus
Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifrons
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,216 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,188 |
| Ontario | 1,103 |
| Illinois | 584 |
| Texas | 580 |
| New York | 378 |
| Missouri | 373 |
| Michigan | 315 |
| Oklahoma | 240 |
| Minnesota | 179 |
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 | Thynnid Flower Wasps · Thynnidae |
| Genus | New World Banded Thynnid Wasps · Myzinum |
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 Five-banded Thynnid Wasp with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.