Great golden digger wasp

Sphex ichneumoneus

''Sphex ichneumoneus'', known commonly as the great golden digger wasp or great golden sand digger is a wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is identified by the golden pubescence on its head and thorax, its reddish orange legs, and partly reddish orange body.
Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus Habitat: Nectaring on Pycnanthemum muticum; Garden https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109668/great_golden_digger_wasp_-_sphex_ichneumoneus.html Geotagged,Great golden digger wasp,Sphex,Sphex ichneumoneus,Summer,United States,wasp

Distribution

This wasp is native to the Western Hemisphere, from Canada to South America, and provisions its young with various types of paralyzed Orthoptera.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilySphecidae
GenusSphex
SpeciesS. ichneumoneus
Photographed in
United States of America