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Cicada Killer

Sphecius speciosus (Drury 1773)

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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behavioral circadian rhythm

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diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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Lewis and Taylor 1965
diurnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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(adult)

body length

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50 mm

(adult, average)

body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
holometabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous

Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.

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diet includes

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insects
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390

Definition: a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods

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nectar
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000537

Definition: A sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey

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eat

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Global Biotic Interactions

Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (button eryngo)
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Hydrangea arborescens L. (wild hydrangea)
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Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (button eryngo)
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Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (button eryngo)
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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel)

ecomorphological guild

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fossorial
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2850019

Definition: organism that is adapted to digging and life underground.

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geographic distribution

United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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North Atlantic Species List
North Atlantic
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912

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Mexico Species List
Mexico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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Canada
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999

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habitat

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anthropogenic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002

Definition: a geographic feature resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.

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city
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000856

Definition: Incorporated populated place.

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temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

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scrubland
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000300

Definition: Area covered with low-growing or stunted perennial vegetation and usually not mixed with trees.

Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl

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terrestrial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

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locomotion

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flight
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367

Definition: self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement

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mating system

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polygynous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000065

Definition: One male has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females

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migration

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nonmigratory
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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The Nearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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the Palearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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number of dna records in ggbn

GGBN data coverage

1

number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

12035

number of records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

18095

number of research grade records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

17375

number of specimens in ggbn

GGBN data coverage

1

parental care

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female provides care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale

Definition: the female feeds and nurtures offspring

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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protection
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595

Definition: action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events

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provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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prey on

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Neotibicen tibicen (Linnaeus 1758)
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Neotibicen tibicen (Linnaeus 1758)
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Megatibicen resh (Haldeman 1852)
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Neotibicen tibicen (Linnaeus 1758)
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Neotibicen lyricen (De Geer 1773)

social system

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solitary
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary

Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.

Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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trophic guild

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nectarivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q120880

Definition: organism that consumes sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants

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herbivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59099

Definition: animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material

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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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insectivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088

Definition: organism that eats insects.

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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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type specimen repository

GBIF national node type records UK

NHMUK

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Hydrangea arborescens L. (wild hydrangea)
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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel)
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Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. (trumpet creeper)
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Cynanchum laeve (Michx.) Pers. (Honeyvine)
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Ampelopsis heterophylla var. vestita Rehd.

visit flowers of

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Daucus carota L. (Queen Anne's lace)
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Cicuta maculata L. (spotted water hemlock)
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Asclepias incarnata L. (swamp milkweed)
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Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (button eryngo)
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Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (button eryngo)