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Stictia carolina (horse guard wasp)

Synonyms: Bembix carolina; Monedula carolina; Sticta carolina

Wikipedia Abstract

The horse guard wasp, Stictia carolina, is a type of sand wasp (Bembicini) from the eastern United States which preys primarily upon horse-flies (Tabanidae).It is a large, colorful, fast-flying wasp, one of 28 species in the genus Stictia (which occur throughout North and South America), all of which have similar biology.
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Consumers

Pollinator of 
Asclepias incarnata (rose milkweed)[1]
Asclepias syriaca (broadleaf milkweed)[1]
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Appalachian mountainmint)[1]
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum (whorled mountainmint)[1]
Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's root)[1]

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♦ 1Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0