Horse guard wasp (Stictia signata)

Horse guard wasp (Stictia signata). 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:	signata
Common Name:	Horse guard wasp

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

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