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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Ammophila » Ammophila procera

Species Ammophila procera

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae)
Family Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)
Genus Ammophila
Species procera (Ammophila procera)
Size
25-38 mm
Identification
A. procera is a widespread and common species in eastern North America. It has fairly distinctive, bold silver dashes (front-most interrupted) on the thorax, and is one of the largest members of the genus. However, certain identification as to species is probably not plausible based on photographs.

An example of what is probably A. procera:

Range
Widespread in North America
Habitat
Varied. Often seen on flowers.
Season
June-October, mostly July-August (Michigan). May-October (North Carolina)
Food
Adults take nectar.
Life Cycle
Provisions nest with sawfly or lepidopteran caterpillars.
See Also
Other Ammophila species.
Print References
Salsbury, pp. 284-285, has photo of A. procera and description. (1)
Internet References
Insects of Cedar Creek
Clemson Univ.
Univ. Florida--brief life history
Sphecid Wasps of Michigan
Works Cited
1.Insects in Kansas
By Glenn A. Salsbury and Stephan C. White
Contributed by Cotinis on 11 February, 2005 - 4:30pm
Last updated 12 February, 2005 - 6:06am

Online Video of A. procera at:
http://www.rkwalton.com/wasps/wasps.html
… Dick Walton, 8 November, 2007 - 9:01am

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