Sphex habenus Say, 1832    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Sphecidae   >   Genus Sphex   

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This is a southeastern species found on flowers in open areas from mid-summer to fall.

There are 13 records in the project database.

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A female Sphex habenus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Sphex habenus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/23/2021). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

A Sphex habenus in Queen Anne's, Maryland (8/8/2014). This record expanded this southeastern species' East Coast range to the north in BugGuide data. Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Sphex habenus on milkweed in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Sphex habenus in Kent Co., Maryland (8/15/2019). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

Sphex habenus in Kent Co., Maryland (8/8/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sphex habenus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/5/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Sphex habenus in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/2/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sphex habenus in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/2/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sphex habenus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/5/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)


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