Sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida)

Sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) adult with cutworm prey
Photograph by Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Sphecid wasp | Podalonia valida photo

Larva of the sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) on its prey, a saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea)
Photograph by Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Sphecid wasp | Podalonia valida photo

Larva of the sphecid wasp (Podalonia valida) consuming its prey, a saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea)
Photograph by Howard Ensign Evans, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

SPHECID WASP FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Sphecidae
Genus:	Podalonia
Species:	valida
Common Name:	Sphecid wasp

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