-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)​

-​Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees (Suborder Apocrita)

-Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps (Infraorder Aculeata)

-Bees and Apoid Wasps (Superfamily Apoidea)

-Thread-waisted Wasps (Family Sphecidae)

-Subfamily Ammophilinae

-Tribe Ammophilini

-Genus Eremnophila

-Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)

The Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata) is a striking species of wasp in the family Sphecidae, a group commonly known as thread-waisted wasps due to their distinctively narrow "waist" (petiole) that connects the thorax and abdomen. Like other thread-waisted wasps, Eremnophila aureonotata is a solitary wasp, meaning it does not form colonies or hives like social wasps or bees. Adult wasps feed on nectar from flowers, making them important pollinators. The wasp hunts for insect prey (usually caterpillars or other soft-bodied insects) to provide food for its larvae.