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Jamaican Digger Wasp (Sphex jamaicensis)
Species
Sphex jamaicensis
- Jamaican Digger Wasp
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
(Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon
(Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps)
Family
Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)
Subfamily
Sphecinae
Tribe
Sphecini
Genus
Sphex
Species
jamaicensis
(Jamaican Digger Wasp)
Other Common Names
Caribbean Digger Wasp
Explanation of Names
Sphex jamaicensis
(Drury 1770)
Range
FL & W.Indies
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by
john and jane balaban
on 10 June, 2006 - 10:30am
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
v belov
,
PaleoJon
Last updated 13 May, 2023 - 7:39pm