Sphex dorsalis

(Sphex dorsalis)

Description

Sphex dorsalis is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is found from the southern United States south to Mexico, Central America, and South America. Both the male and female Sphex dorsalis average around 19 mm in length.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Sphecidae

Genus:Sphex

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