Liris (wasp)
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| Liris | |
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| File:Square-headed Wasp - Liris species, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg | |
| Liris sp. in Woodbridge, Virginia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Crabronidae |
| Subtribe: | Larrina |
| Genus: | Liris Fabricius, 1804 |
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Liris is a genus of solitary, ground-nesting, predaceous wasps, containing over 300 species.[1][2] Two of its three subgenera, Leptolarra and Motes, are found in North America, with 23 species representing Leptolarra and a single species representing Motes.[2] Liris wasps typically prey on crickets, which they use to provision their nests.[3]: 3
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