Monosapyga clavicornis
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| Monosapyga clavicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Sapygidae |
| Genus: | Monosapyga |
| Species: | M. clavicornis |
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| Monosapyga clavicornis Carl Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Monosapyga clavicornis is a hymenopteran from the family Sapygidae. The species is common and not endangered.
The animals reach a body length of 8–12 millimetres. Their body is black and has small yellow spots on the head, thorax and legs. On each of the second to fourth abdominal segments there is a pair of yellow patches, which usually merge to form bandages. On the last tergite there is another yellow spot in the middle, in the males it is whitish coloured. The tips of the antennae are yellow-brown.
