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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Wasps of Zihuatanejo
ORDER HYMENOPTERA
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-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
Ammophila is a genus of the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae. Adults visit flowers. Larva feed on caterpillars and sawfly larvae provisioned by the female.
Ammophilini Thread-waisted Sand Wasps
Ammophilini (Genus)

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