Horse guard wasp (Stictia carolina)

Horse guard wasp (Stictia carolina)
Photograph by Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Horse guard wasp | Stictia carolina photo

Horse guard wasp (Stictia carolina). Male hovering during territorial defense
Photograph by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

HORSE GUARD WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Stictia
Species:	carolina
Common Name:	Horse guard wasp

Relatives in same Genus
Horse guard wasp (S. signata)

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