Eastern Cicada Killer Sphecius speciosus (Drury, 1773)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Crabronidae   >   Genus Sphecius   

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An Eastern Cicada Killer with prey in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2017). Photo by Marcia Balestri. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer with prey in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2008). It will bring the immobilized cicada to its burrow to be consumed by its larvae. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer with prey in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2010). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Mating Eastern Cicada Killers in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/27/2017). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/19/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer on Spotted Water Hemlock in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/14/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2013). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/3/2007). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/20/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2013). Photo by Don Haskins. (MBP list)

Eastern Cicada Killer in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/18/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

Eastern Cicada Killers mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/25/2008). Photo by Beth Johnson. (MBP list)

Eastern Cicada Killer in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/20/2014). Photo by Monroe Harden. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/12/2012). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/26/2014). Photo by Wendy J. Alexander, Ph.D. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/16/2015). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)(More of this species)

Eastern Cicada Killer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). Photo by David Illig. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Kent Co., Maryland (8/3/2015). Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

Eastern Cicada Killer with prey at Higbee Beach WMA, Cape May Co., New Jersey (8/16/2012). Photo by Sam Galick. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Eastern Cicada Killer in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/12/2019). (c) nailles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by nailles via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Cicada Killer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/24/2014). Photo by Max Wilson. (MBP list)


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