No Common Name Parancistrocerus leionotus (Viereck, 1906)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Vespidae   >   Genus Parancistrocerus   

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"This species nests in small crevices in rocks (or concrete) unlike most other species of the genus that nest in borings in wood" (Matthias Buck, BugGuide).

There are 11 records in the project database.

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A nesting Parancistrocerus leionotus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/7/2015). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Parancistrocerus leionotus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/7/2015). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Parancistrocerus leionotus in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A male Parancistrocerus leionotus in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/18/2008). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)


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