Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis sp.)
Author's comments:
Avispa de color negro con destellos iridiscentes celestes en el dorso del abdomen. Alas pardo-anaranjadas con los bordes distales negruzcos. Longitud total: 37 mm.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda | |
| Class: | Insecta | |
| Order: | Hymenoptera | |
| Family: | Pompilidae | |
| Scientific name: | Pepsis sp. | |
| English Name: | Tarantula Hawk Wasp | |
| Spanish Name: | Matacaballos | |
| Portuguese Name: | Vespa-caçadora-de-caranguejeiras | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 15/03/2019 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Entre Ríos | |
| Location or protected area: | Paraná | |
| Detailed location: | Zona urbana | |
| Exact coordinates: | -31.752157, -60.493232 | |
| Location accuracy: | High | |
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| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| Injured or dead: | Yes | |
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| Photography ID: | 322642 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 03/18/2019 19:47:44 | |
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