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Philanthus lepidus

species of wasp

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 30, 2024
Entity authorityQ55629820 ↗
Source-derived summary

Philanthus lepidus is a species of wasp in the family Philanthidae. It is found in North America.

It creates false burrows in its nests, and preys upon Halictidae bees.

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The public source identifies “Philanthus lepidus” as species of wasp. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Philanthus, lepidus and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current 29-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Philanthus, lepidus and species providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 30, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q55629820. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Philanthus lepidus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.