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  6. ›Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies
  7. ›Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees
  8. ›Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps
  9. ›Bees and Apoid Wasps
  10. ›Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies
  11. ›Philanthinae
  12. ›Philanthini
  13. ›Philanthina
  14. ›Philanthus
Pleasant Beewolf
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Pleasant Beewolf

Philanthus lepidus

Philanthus lepidus is a species of wasp in the family Philanthidae. It is found in North America.

It creates false burrows in its nests, and preys upon Halictidae bees.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 203310.