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More than 1800 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Wasps of Zihuatanejo
ORDER HYMENOPTERA
Thread-waisted Sand Wasps
Genus Ammophilini
Ammophila is the type genus of the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae. Adults visit flowers. Larva feed on caterpillars and sawfly lavae provisioned by the female.
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