Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk Pepsis ruficornis

Photo: Jasper Molleman

Classification

Pompilidae [family]

Pepsis [genus] (2)

ruficornis [species]

Classification

Pompilidae [family]

Pepsis [genus] (2)

ruficornis [species]

Names

English name	Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk
Valid name	Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonym	Pepsis saphirus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Hymenoptera [order] Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
        
        Aculeata [suborder] Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
        
        Pompiloidea [superfamily] Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies
        
        Pompilidae [family] Spider Wasps
        
        Pepsis Fabricius, 1804 [genus] Tarantula Hawks
        
        Pepsis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1775) [species] Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk