Scoliidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Scoliidae
Campsomeriella thoracica (Fabricius, 1787)

Campsomeriella thoracica (Fabricius, 1787)

Campsomeriella thoracica (Fabricius, 1787)

Campsomeriella thoracica is a scarab parasitoid wasp found across parts of Africa and Eurasia that develops in beetle larvae.

Campsomeriella caelebs (Sichel, 1864)

Campsomeriella caelebs (Sichel, 1864)

Campsomeriella caelebs (Sichel, 1864)

Campsomeriella caelebs is a scoliid wasp species found in Africa and the Palearctic.

Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius, 1787)

Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius, 1787)

Dasyscolia ciliata (Fabricius, 1787)

Dasyscolia ciliata is a Mediterranean scoliid wasp, the only species in its genus, and the only known pollinator of Ophrys speculum.

Dielis dorsata (Fabricius, 1787)

Dielis dorsata (Fabricius, 1787)

Dielis dorsata (Fabricius, 1787)

Dielis dorsata, the Caribbean scoliid wasp, is a scoliid wasp species in the family Scoliidae.

Dielis tolteca Saussure, 1857

Dielis tolteca Saussure, 1857

Dielis tolteca Saussure, 1857

Dielis tolteca is a wasp species found mainly in the Southwestern US, Mexico, and also Haiti, identifiable by specific abdominal markings.

Scolia bicincta

Scolia bicincta

Scolia bicincta

Scolia bicincta, the double-banded scoliid, is a scoliid wasp found in eastern and central North America, active in late summer.

Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781)

Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781)

Scolia hirta (Schrank, 1781)

Scolia hirta is a black wasp with yellow abdominal stripes found in Europe, North Africa, the Near East, and the eastern Palearctic.

Scolia nobilitata

Scolia nobilitata

Scolia nobilitata

Scolia nobilitata, the noble scoliid wasp, is a scoliid wasp species in the family Scoliidae.

Scolia binotata Fabricius, 1804

Scolia binotata Fabricius, 1804

Scolia binotata Fabricius, 1804

Scolia binotata is a variably colored wasp that occurs across many parts of Asia.

Scolia dubia Say

Scolia dubia Say

Scolia dubia Say

Scolia dubia is a North American wasp species with two subspecies distinguished by color and wing venation.

Triscolia ardens Smith, 1855

Triscolia ardens Smith, 1855

Triscolia ardens Smith, 1855

Triscolia ardens is a species of scoliid wasp found across the southwestern US and northern and central Mexico, occurring in open habitats.

Megascolia maculata (Drury, 1773)

Megascolia maculata (Drury, 1773)

Megascolia maculata (Drury, 1773)

Megascolia maculata, the mammoth wasp, is a large wasp species found across parts of Europe, North Africa and western Asia.

Megascolia azurea (Christ, 1791)

Megascolia azurea (Christ, 1791)

Megascolia azurea (Christ, 1791)

Megascolia azurea is a large scoliid wasp from tropical Asia with parasitoid larvae that target scarabaeoid larvae.

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