Sphex pensylvanicus

Sphex pensylvanicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Sphex
Species:	S. pensylvanicus
Binomial name
	Sphex pensylvanicus; Linnaeus, 1763
Synonyms
	Sphex pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1763 (inaccurate gender); Ammobia pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1763); Chlorion pensylvanicum (Linnaeus, 1763);

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.

^ Pulawski, Wojciech J. (27 May 2022). "Sphex" (PDF). Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato. California Academy of Sciences. pp. 55–57. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference Frisch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Bohart, Richard Mitchell & Menke, Arnold S. (1976). Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02318-5.

[1] Pulawski, Wojciech J. (27 May 2022). "Sphex" (PDF). Catalog of Sphecidae sensu lato. California Academy of Sciences. pp. 55–57. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[Frisch-2] Cite error: The named reference Frisch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Bohart-3] Bohart, Richard Mitchell & Menke, Arnold S. (1976). Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02318-5.

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