Sphex pensylvanicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Sphecidae |
Genus: | Sphex |
Species: | S. pensylvanicus
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Binomial name | |
Sphex pensylvanicus | |
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Sphex pensylvanicus, the great black wasp, is a species of digger wasp.[3] It lives across most of North America and grows to a size of 20–35 mm (0.8–1.4 in). The larvae feed on living insects that the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest.
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