Philanthus pulchellus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Philanthidae |
| Genus: | Philanthus |
| Species: | P. pulchellus
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| Philanthus pulchellus Spinola, 1842
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Philanthus pulchellus is a species of bee-hunting wasp (or "beewolf") of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal, and France).[2] Males are territorial and establish territories in nesting areas of females, or in the case of smaller males that are unable to do so, nearby. Females are generalist predators of bees and wasps, including conspecifics, and store the prey in their underground nest.[3]
References
- ^ "Philanthus pulchellus Spinola, 1843". GBIF.org. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Philanthus pulchellus Spinola, 1843". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Asis, Josep Daniel; Tormos, Jose & Gayubo, Severiano Fernandez (1996). "Behavior of Philanthus pulchellus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) with a description of its mature larva". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 89 (3): 452–458. doi:10.1093/aesa/89.3.452.
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