Bug FAQPrionyx foxi
Prionyx foxi · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Sphecidae
Prionyx foxi is a thread-waisted wasp belonging to the family Sphecidae. All available sources describe it only by its taxonomic group, without details on behavior, impact, or control.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Prionyx foxi is a thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Can it bite, sting or make you sick?
Its bite or sting characteristics are those of thread-waisted wasps in the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
Control methods are those used for thread-waisted wasps of the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in habitats typical for thread-waisted wasps of the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It is active during the season typical for thread-waisted wasps of the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is that of thread-waisted wasps in the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What kind of insect is Prionyx foxi?
It is a thread-waisted wasp belonging to the family Sphecidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Sphecidae)
Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumCan sting
Common Blue Mud-dauber WaspChalybion californicumCan sting
Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneus
Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicusCan sting
Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotata
Mexican Grass-carrying WaspIsodontia mexicanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionyx_foxi
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