Philanthus triangulum, or the European beewolf is a solitary wasp, that lives in Southern Europe and Northern Africa, although sightings have been found as far north as the Isle of Wight. Though the adults of the species are herbivores (feeding on nectar and pollen), the species gets its name from the fact that the inseminated females hunt Western honey bees, paralyze them, placing several in a small underground chamber and laying an egg in the chamber with them, where they then serve as food for the wasp larvae. All members of the genus Philanthus hunt various species of bees, but P. triangulum is apparently the only one that specializes on Western honey bees. Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species—more than all other animal groups combined. ... Suborders Apocrita Symphyta Hymenoptera is one of the larger orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. ... Genera Many, see text Crabronidae (Latreille, 1802) is a family of wasps. ... The genus Philanthus of the subfamilly Philanthinae is in the family Crabronidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. ... Johann Christian Fabricius. ... Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | North Africa ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The Western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee. ... The genus Philanthus of the subfamilly Philanthinae is in the family Crabronidae. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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• Biology of the European beewolf
• Semiochemicals of Philanthus triangulum, the European beewolves
• Bee-killer Wasps
• Evolution of the sex pheromone of male European beewolves