![]() One usually encounters the males taking nectar from flowers. Both genders are nearly identical in appearance and size, at about 16-18 millimeters. renicinctus include an all black body with a red or orange band on the second dorsal abdominal segment (tergite), dark wings with translucent wingtips, and an overall elongate appearance. foxi, restricted to Arizona (and south into Mexico).įield marks that help to identify S. Globally, there are thirty species in the genus, most found in Africa, Mediterranean Europe, the Middle East, and India. renicinctus is one of only two species in the genus occurring in North America. This insect is so obscure that it has no common name in English, but that doesn’t take anything away from its unique life history. One of the cool “surprise bugs” from the ”wasp tree” was a kleptoparasitic wasp (I’ll explain that term below), Stizoides renicinctus. ![]() So, those of you insisting you are seeing this species have likely mistaken it for something else. Stizoides renicinctus is also not nearly as common as these other wasps. There is the Blue-winged Wasp, Scolia dubia, spider wasps ( Anoplius atrox and others), and even the enormous fly Mydas clavatus that are equal to or larger than Stizoides renicinctus. NOTE: I failed to make it clear how many wasps, and even some flies, look nearly identical to this species if you are not an entomologist. ![]()
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