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European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,654, February 1,221, March 1,914, April 3,010, May 4,341, June 4,733, July 5,065, August 4,356, September 3,198, October 2,387, November 1,304, December 1,019.
United States34,202
Alaska34,202
Germany2,062
Spain674
United Kingdom616
England609
Hessen399
Poland396
Denmark308
France303

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Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilySquare-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies · Crabronidae
GenusBeewolves · Philanthus

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