Sphecius hogardii explained

Sphecius hogardii, the Caribbean cicada killer, is a species of sand wasp in the family Crabronidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Sphecius hogardii:

• Sphecius hogardii bahamas Krombein, 1953
• Sphecius hogardii hogardii (Latreille, 1806)

Further reading

• Improved key to New World species of Sphecius (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). 2006. Holliday . C. W.. Coelho . J. R.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99. 5. 793–798. 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[793:IKTNWS]2.0.CO;2. free.