Sceliphron spirifex: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Etan J. Tal (talk | contribs) Replacing photo |
Etan J. Tal (talk | contribs) additional photo |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
[[File:Mediterranean house gecko ambush.jpg|thumb|A [[Mediterranean house gecko]] in ambush on a nest of a Sceliphron spirifex.]] |
[[File:Mediterranean house gecko ambush.jpg|thumb|A [[Mediterranean house gecko]] in ambush on a nest of a Sceliphron spirifex.]] |
||
[[File:SceliphronSpirifexOffspring.jpg|thumb|A Sceliphron spirifex offspring emerges out of the nest.]] |
|||
'''''Sceliphron spirifex''''' is a [[species]] of [[Sphecidae|sphecid wasp]]. It has a medium-sized body ({{convert|17|-|27|mm|1|disp=or}}), which is dull black with a long, yellow [[petiole (insect)|petiole]] (waist). The legs are black with yellow bands, the [[antenna (biology)|antennae]] are black and the [[insect wing|wings]] are clear. |
'''''Sceliphron spirifex''''' is a [[species]] of [[Sphecidae|sphecid wasp]]. It has a medium-sized body ({{convert|17|-|27|mm|1|disp=or}}), which is dull black with a long, yellow [[petiole (insect)|petiole]] (waist). The legs are black with yellow bands, the [[antenna (biology)|antennae]] are black and the [[insect wing|wings]] are clear. |
||
Revision as of 19:23, 3 November 2020
| Sceliphron spirifex | |
|---|---|
| |
| S. spirifex in Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | S. spirifex
|
| Binomial name | |
| Sceliphron spirifex | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Sceliphron spirifex is a species of sphecid wasp. It has a medium-sized body (17–27 millimetres or 0.7–1.1 inches), which is dull black with a long, yellow petiole (waist). The legs are black with yellow bands, the antennae are black and the wings are clear.
Females build large multi-celled mud nests attached to cliffs, rocks, tree trunks, bridges and buildings. The cells are mass-provisioned with several spiders and sealed with mud.
S. spirifex lives in diverse habitats across Africa and Southern Europe, but is strongly associated with buildings and other man-made structures.
References
- ^ Anonymous (January 19, 2006). "Sceliphron" (PDF).
External links
Media related to Sceliphron spirifex at Wikimedia Commons
 | This Apoidea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |