Ammophila femurrubra

Ammophila femurrubra · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Sphecidae

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Ammophila femurrubra
Photo: John Hibbard, CC BY

Ammophila femurrubra is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It lives in habitats found in that same southwest region.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in habitats found in the southwest United States and Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Ammophila femurrubra is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, New Mexico, California, Texas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Ammophila femurrubra photo 2
Photo: John Hibbard, CC BY

Same family (Sphecidae)

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspYellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumCan stingCommon Blue Mud-dauber WaspCommon Blue Mud-dauber WaspChalybion californicumCan stingGreat Golden Digger WaspGreat Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusGreat Black Digger WaspGreat Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicusCan stingGold-marked Thread-waisted WaspGold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataMexican Grass-carrying WaspMexican Grass-carrying WaspIsodontia mexicana

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammophila_femurrubra

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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