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Scoliidae

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Wasps
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Scoliid wasp on Solidago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Symphyta
Suborder:Apocrita
Family:Scoliidae




Scoliidae, the Scoliid wasps, are represented by 20 genera and about the same number of species in North America.

Scoliid wasp larvae act as important biocontrol agents, feeding upon beetle larvae in the ground, including the serious pest, Japanese beetles. Adult wasps are pollinators of many wildflowers.

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