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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) » Sphex » Katydid Wasp (Sphex nudus)

Species Sphex nudus - Katydid Wasp

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Cricket Wasp - Sphex nudus - female Katydid Wasp - Sphex nudus - male Katydid Wasp - Sphex nudus - male Thread-waisted Wasp, with prey - Sphex nudus - female Wasp - Sphex nudus - male A cool wasp - Sphex nudus - male
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 Sphex
Species nudus (Katydid Wasp)
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Fernald, 1903.
Size
circa 20-25 mm
Identification
A dark Sphex with silvery pubescence on thorax and distinctive tan legs.
Range
Southeastern United States. California Academy of Sciences (Internet references) lists records from Texas, Tennessee, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina. See also BugGuide records under the Data tab--records from as far north as IL and NY.
Season
July-August (North Carolina)
Food
Visits flowers
Life Cycle
Provisions nest with katydids.
See Also
Sphex flavovestita also has tan legs.
Print References
Brimley, p. 444, lists as Chlorion nudum from coastal plain and mountains of North Carolina (1).
California Academy of Sciences
Internet References
North Carolina State University Entomology Collection lists for that state, with 22 pinned.
Discover Life--photo
California Academy
Works Cited
1.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 September, 2004 - 9:24pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 3 November, 2008 - 8:17am

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