Bug FAQFlat-collared Beewolf
Philanthus ventilabris · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Crabronidae
Also called: Bee-killer Wasp
The flat-collared beewolf is a solitary wasp that hunts bees. It occurs across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is a bee-hunting wasp, commonly called a beewolf.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found throughout North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It hunts and feeds on bees.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
It lives a solitary life.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes the whole of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Washington, California, Illinois, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Same family (Crabronidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthus_ventilabris
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