Prionyx canadensis (Provancher, 1887) is a animal in the Sphecidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Prionyx canadensis (Provancher, 1887)

Prionyx canadensis (Provancher, 1887)

Prionyx canadensis is a thread-waisted wasp species in the family Sphecidae, identifiable by the lack of silvery thoracic hairs on females.

Family
Genus
Prionyx
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Prionyx canadensis (Provancher, 1887)

Prionyx canadensis is a species of thread-waisted wasp that belongs to the family Sphecidae. This species can be distinguished from related species P. parkeri and P. thomae by a key identifying trait: female Prionyx canadensis lack the silvery hairs on the thorax that are present on females of those two species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Sphecidae Prionyx

More from Sphecidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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