''Scolia nobilitata'', also known as the noble scoliid wasp, is a species of scoliid wasp in the family
Scoliidae
The Scoliidae, the scoliid wasps, are a family of about 560 species found worldwide. They tend to be black, often marked with yellow or orange, and their wing tips are distinctively corrugated. Males are more slender and elongated than females, w ...
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[Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''.]["Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. ''Cladistics'' 28(1): 80-112.]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are listed for ''S. nobilitata'':
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* '' Scolia nobilitata nobilitata'' Fabricius, 1805
* '' Scolia nobilitata otomita'' Saussure, 1858
* '' Scolia nobilitata tricincta'' Say, 1823
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Gallery
Scoliid Wasp - Scolia nobilita, Meadowood Farm SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia.jpg, ''S. nobilitata nobilitata'' photographed in Virginia
Scolia nobilitata tricincta.jpg, ''S. nobilitata tricincta'' photographed in Colorado
References
Scoliidae
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