Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis sp.)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis sp.) made in Parque Nacional Lihué Calel, La Pampa, Argentina on 12/02/2026. The photograph was published by Elsa Longo and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
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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: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 12/02/2026 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | La Pampa |
| Location or protected area: | Parque Nacional Lihué Calel |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 678293 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | Canon |
| Camera model: | Canon EOS 80D |
| Shutter speed: | 1/400 |
| Aperture: | 5.6 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 200 |
| Focal length: | 300mm |
| Creation date: | 2026:02:12 13:30:38 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 03/20/2026 16:07:03 |
