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Thread-waisted Sand Wasps
Ammophila
Ammophila is the type genus of the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae. Ammophila is a large and cosmopolitan genus, with over 200 species, mostly occurring in the warmer regions of all continents apart from Antarctica.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Thread-waisted Wasp
speciesAmmophila procera
Red-belted Sand Wasp
speciesAmmophila sabulosa
Ammophila placida
complexAmmophila placida
Abert's Thread-waisted Wasp
speciesAmmophila aberti
Ammophila nigricans
speciesAmmophila nigricans
Ammophila clavus
speciesAmmophila clavus
Ammophila heydeni
speciesAmmophila heydeni
Ammophila wrightii
speciesAmmophila wrightii
Ammophila urnaria
speciesAmmophila urnaria
Ammophila terminata
speciesAmmophila terminata
Ammophila laevicollis
speciesAmmophila laevicollis
Ammophila pubescens
speciesAmmophila pubescens
Ammophila azteca
speciesAmmophila azteca
Ammophila laeviceps
speciesAmmophila laeviceps
Ammophila campestris
speciesAmmophila campestris
Ammophila beniniensis
speciesAmmophila beniniensis
Ammophila rubripes
speciesAmmophila rubripes
Ammophila ferruginosa
speciesAmmophila ferruginosa
Ammophila aphrodite
speciesAmmophila aphrodite
Ammophila coachella
speciesAmmophila coachella
Ammophila infesta
speciesAmmophila infesta
Ammophila gracilis
speciesAmmophila gracilis
Ammophila lampei
speciesAmmophila lampei
Botswana Needle-waisted Sand Wasp
speciesAmmophila bechuana
Ammophila cleopatra
speciesAmmophila cleopatra
Ammophila femurrubra
speciesAmmophila femurrubra
Ammophila macra
speciesAmmophila macra
Ammophila insignis
speciesAmmophila insignis
Ammophila rubiginosa
speciesAmmophila rubiginosa
Ammophila juncea
speciesAmmophila juncea
Ammophila fernaldi
speciesAmmophila fernaldi
Ammophila sickmanni
speciesAmmophila sickmanni
Ammophila laevigata
speciesAmmophila laevigata
Ammophila mediata
speciesAmmophila mediata
Fire Caterpillar-hunting Wasp
speciesAmmophila vulcania
Ammophila parkeri
speciesAmmophila parkeri
Ammophila kennedyi
speciesAmmophila kennedyi
Ammophila evansi
speciesAmmophila evansi
Ammophila calva
speciesAmmophila calva
Ammophila strenua
speciesAmmophila strenua
Ammophila apicalis
speciesAmmophila apicalis
Ammophila boharti
speciesAmmophila boharti
Ammophila dolichodera
speciesAmmophila dolichodera
Ammophila harti
speciesAmmophila harti
Ammophila bonaespei
speciesAmmophila bonaespei
Ammophila strumosa
speciesAmmophila strumosa
Ammophila formosensis
speciesAmmophila formosensis
Ammophila breviceps
speciesAmmophila breviceps
Ammophila pruinosa
speciesAmmophila pruinosa
Ammophila gracillima
speciesAmmophila gracillima
Ammophila californica
speciesAmmophila californica
Ammophila formicoides
speciesAmmophila formicoides
Ammophila monachi
speciesAmmophila monachi
Ammophila fischeri
speciesAmmophila fischeri
Ammophila sinensis
speciesAmmophila sinensis
Ammophila quadraticollis
speciesAmmophila quadraticollis
Ammophila aellos
speciesAmmophila aellos
Ammophila aucella
speciesAmmophila aucella
Ammophila bella
speciesAmmophila bella
Ammophila centralis
speciesAmmophila centralis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Ammophila in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 83951.