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Rusty Spider Wasp
Tachypompilus ferrugineus
Tachypompilus ferrugineus, the rusty spider wasp, red-tailed spider hunter, or sometimes red-tailed spider wasp (but that name is also used for the Asian species Tachypompilus analis) is a species of spider wasp from the Americas. It preys mainly on wandering spiders, especially wolf spiders.
From the article Tachypompilus ferrugineus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A mostly reddish-brown wasp, with four narrow dark bands circling the abdomen, and with violet-blue wings its body measures 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) in length.
Range & habitat
This wasp is from as far north as Canada south through the United States, Mexico, and Central America to South America and the Caribbean.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 147347.