Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia dubia
Blue-winged scoliid wasps are solitary wasps often seen visiting flowers in open fields, lawns, gardens, and woodland edges across eastern North America. Adults feed mainly on nectar, while females search in soil for scarab beetle grubs to sting and use as food for their young. They fly low and purposefully over the ground when hunting, but are generally not aggressive toward people unless handled. A notable feature is the metallic blue-black wings and contrasting yellow abdominal spots of females.
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- Conservation status
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- Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp