Steel-blue Cricket Hunter vs Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Steel-blue Cricket Hunter | Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Chlorion aerarium | Hylaeus anthracinus |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Sphecidae | Colletidae |
| Size | 18-28 mm | 6-8 mm |
| Habitat | Deserts & Drylands | Beaches & Coastal |
| Diet | Predators | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | North America | Oceania |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Endangered |
Steel-blue Cricket Hunter
A large metallic blue wasp that hunts field crickets and mole crickets. It drags paralyzed prey into burrows to provision its nest cells.
Did You Know?
It enters cricket burrows headfirst to sting and extract its prey from underground.
Anthricinan Yellow-Faced Bee
One of seven Hawaiian yellow-faced bees federally listed as endangered. These small native bees are critical pollinators for Hawaiian coastal plants but face severe decline.
Did You Know?
Hawaiian yellow-faced bees were the first bees in the United States to be placed on the federal endangered species list, in 2016.