Tachypompilus unicolor is a animal in the Pompilidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tachypompilus unicolor

Tachypompilus unicolor

Tachypompilus unicolor is a wasp species with a described subspecies and a defined range in western North America.

Family
Genus
Tachypompilus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

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.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Pompilidae Tachypompilus

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

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