Stictia signata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Bembicidae
Stictia signata
Stictia signata female head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Bembicidae
Genus: Stictia
Species:
S. signata
Binomial name
Stictia signata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
  • Apis signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Apis vespiformis De Geer, 1773
  • Bembex insularis (Dahlbom, 1844)
  • Bembex signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Bembix signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Epibembex insularis (Dahlbom, 1844)
  • Monedula insularis (Dahlbom, 1844)
  • Monedula signata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Vespa signata Linnaeus, 1758

Stictia signata is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][1][3] It preys primarily on flies.[4]

Stictia signata female lateral view

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