About Tachypompilus unicolor
The scientific name of this species is Tachypompilus unicolor. In particular, for the subspecies T. u. cerinus, the body is often entirely red, with yellow wings that have dark margins. This species is distributed across Southern California, which includes northern Baja California and the Channel Islands. Its range extends north to the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia, and east through southwestern Idaho to western South Dakota and northern Utah.