Pepsis thisbe; Spider-hunting Wasp

CalPhotos Photo Database

Pepsis thisbe; Spider-hunting Wasp

click photo for larger file

Pepsis thisbe
Spider-hunting Wasp

Photographer: Marguerite Gregory
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 9092 3191 3539 0119 (1999-11-04)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo May 1, 1959

location not provided

family Pompilidae

order Hymenoptera

class Insecta

notes spider wasp, Hymnoptera

CalAcademy slide # T 18072

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Spider-hunting Wasp

View all photos in CalPhotos of Pepsis thisbe

Check Google Images for Pepsis thisbe

Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)

Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge Sep 21, 2013

Action: changed name from "Unknown" to "Pepsis sp. "

Reviewer's comments:

"Tentative i.d."

Reviewed by Aaron Schusteff Nov 17, 2015

Action: changed name from "Pepsis sp." to "Pepsis thisbe "

Reviewer's comments:

"This can be seen to be a female, from the relatively thin and significantly curled antennae (particularly, the left antenna...which is curled back posteriorly). The orange wings w/ hyaline tips, and dark submarginal band here indicate species Pepsis thisbe.

The exceedingly long hoods of the flowers suggest Asclepias subulata...and favorite desert species of Pepsis."

Using this photo The thumbnail photo (128x192 pixels) on this page may be freely used for personal or academic purposes without prior permission under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law as long as the image is clearly credited with Marguerite Gregory © California Academy of Sciences.

Permission is granted to use the enlargement for personal, academic, or non-profit purposes as long as the user fills out the following form: https://forms.gle/R2ZUig8o8iYj4TrW9 and the image is clearly credited with Marguerite Gregory © California Academy of Sciences. For higher resolution images or commercial use please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/QKoVskQBcnYZPbrD6. Please make sure to include the 16 digit ID number for the image.

CalPhotos is a project of BNHM University of California, Berkeley