Sphecid wasp (Astata occidentalis)

Sphecid wasp (Astata occidentalis) with stinkbug prey
Photograph by Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

SPHECID WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Astata
Species:	occidentalis
Common Name:	Sphecid wasp

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