Patton-1880

Guides

• Tachytes crassus

  Tachytes crassus is a species of square-headed wasp in the family Crabronidae, first described by Patton in 1880. It is one of approximately 35 North American species in the genus Tachytes, a group commonly referred to as "green-eyed wasps" due to the striking eye coloration of many species. The species is found in North America, with records from Canada including Ontario. As with other members of the genus, it is a solitary wasp that nests in soil and provisions its burrows with paralyzed orthopteran prey.

  square-headed-waspsolitary-waspsoil-nesting-waspNorth-AmericaCanadaOntarioLarriniCrabronidaeHymenopteraPatton-1880