Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)
(Bee Wolf)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhilanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf)
FamilyCRABRONIDAE (a family of solitary wasps)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf) :
1: Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf)
12 Sep 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
visiting Creeping Thistle
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Wings - highly enlarged - white background
2: Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf)
19 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventral view

Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Philanthus triangulum (Bee Wolf)
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