Subscribe
news
videos
images
earthpedia
take action
earthsnap
chat
Subscribe
Chamaesphecia modica
(Chamaesphecia modica)
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sesiidae
Genus:Chamaesphecia
Back to full archive
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
Extreme heat and cold hit the smallest baby birds hardest
Goose poop may become a valuable source of protein and fertilizer
Largest dataset of ape cognition offers new clues to human intelligence
Northern white rhino inches back from extinction with 39 lab-grown embryos
Bird behavior is driven by survival, not romance, study finds
Sea turtles fight reef-smothering algae, but may also spread it
Tiny shrimp power an entire cave ecosystem beneath the Yucatán rainforest
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day
SUBSCRIBE