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Liris
Liris is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting, predaceous wasps, containing over 300 species. Two of its three subgenera, Leptolarra and Motes, are found in North America, with 23 species representing Leptolarra and a single species representing Motes. Liris wasps typically prey on crickets, which they use to provision their nests.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Leptolarra
subgenusLeptolarra
Liris subtessellatus
speciesLiris subtessellatus
Liris anthracinus
speciesLiris anthracinus
Golden Cricket Wasp
speciesLiris aurulentus
Liris niger
speciesLiris niger
Liris deplanatus
speciesLiris deplanatus
Liris haemorrhoidalis
speciesLiris haemorrhoidalis
Liris ducalis
speciesLiris ducalis
Liris bembesianus
speciesLiris bembesianus
Liris labiatus
speciesLiris labiatus
Liris difficilis
speciesLiris difficilis
Liris solstitialis
speciesLiris solstitialis
Liris atratus
speciesLiris atratus
Liris festinans
speciesLiris festinans
Liris thysanomerus
speciesLiris thysanomerus
Liris nigricans
speciesLiris nigricans
Liris diabolicus
speciesLiris diabolicus
Liris fulviventris
speciesLiris fulviventris
Liris argenticauda
speciesLiris argenticauda
Liris asymphonus
speciesLiris asymphonus
Liris deliquus
speciesLiris deliquus
Liris infrunitus
speciesLiris infrunitus
Liris liparus
speciesLiris liparus
Liris vincenti
speciesLiris vincenti
Liris evansi
speciesLiris evansi
Liris mescalero
speciesLiris mescalero
Liris mexicanus
speciesLiris mexicanus
Liris molestus
speciesLiris molestus
Liris nearcticus
speciesLiris nearcticus
Liris nigrispinus
speciesLiris nigrispinus
Liris similis
speciesLiris similis
Liris larriformis
speciesLiris larriformis
Liris alaris
speciesLiris alaris
Liris aterrimus
speciesLiris aterrimus
Liris ciliatus
speciesLiris ciliatus
Liris denticulatus
speciesLiris denticulatus
Liris nugax
speciesLiris nugax
Liris rufoscapus
speciesLiris rufoscapus
Liris transvaalensis
speciesLiris transvaalensis
Motes
subgenusMotes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 250754.