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  8. Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

species 31,870 observations

Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp

Sphecius speciosus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

58 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on White Meadowsweet, Wild Hydrangea 2
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Rattlesnake Master, Swamp Milkweed, Sweet Pepperbush, Honey-vine Climbing Milkweed 56

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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