Pepsis thisbe, also known as Thisbe's tarantula-hawk wasp,[1] is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.[2][3] Females are 32-44 mm long with a dark blue body and orange wings.[4]
^"Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp (Pepsis thisbe)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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^Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 454. ISBN 9780520288744.
tarantula-hawk wasp genus Pepsis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. Media related to Pepsisthisbe at Wikimedia Commons v...
Pepsis (from Ancient Greek πέψι lit. pepsis meaning 'digestion, cooking') is a genus of spider wasps belonging to the family Pompilidae. Species within...
southwestern United States, with Pepsis grossa (formerly Pepsis formosa) and Pepsisthisbe being common.[citation needed] The two species are difficult...
as a male or a female; larger prey often yield the (larger) females. Pepsisthisbe of the southwestern United States exhibits a direct correlation between...
within the genus Pepsis in that they have only 12 antennal segments, a scape: a pedicel, and 10 flagellomeres. The males of all other Pepsis species possess...
Paraponera clavata (bullet ant), Synoeca septentrionalis (warrior wasp), and Pepsis spp. and Hemipepsis spp. (tarantula hawks). In an experimental setting,...
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