Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Crabronidae (Digger wasps)

Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)

Bienenwolf Beewolf

Synonyms and other combinations:

Crabro androgynus Rossi, 1792 | Philanthus allionii Dahlbom, 1845 | Philanthus apivorus Latreille, 1799 | Philanthus discolor Panzer, 1799 | Philanthus pictus Panzer, 1797 | Philanthus ruspatrix (Linnaeus, 1767) | Philanthus triangulum allionii (Dahlbom, 1845) | Philanthus triangulum discolor (Panzer, 1799) | Simblephilus discolor (Panzer, 1799) | Simblephilus pictus (Panzer, 1797) | Simblephilus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775) | Sphex apifalco Christ, 1791 | Sphex scutellatus maculatus Christ, 1791 | Vespa fasciata Fourcroy, 1785 | Vespa limbata Olivier, 1792 | Vespa ruspatrix Linnaeus, 1767 | Vespa triangulum Fabricius, 1775 |

  • Philanthus triangulum 2100
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-20 13:47:36
    Image number: 2100

    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-20 13:47:36
  • Philanthus triangulum 2101
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-20 13:45:04
    Image number: 2101

    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-20 13:45:04
  • Philanthus triangulum 2142
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-20 13:47:31
    Image number: 2142

    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-20 13:47:31
  • Philanthus triangulum, male 2102
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum, male, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-11 13:29:33
    Image number: 2102
    male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-11 13:29:33
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Philanthus triangulum, male 2103
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum, male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-11 13:29:48
    Image number: 2103
    male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-11 13:29:48
  • Philanthus triangulum, male 2104
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum, male, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-11 13:29:07
    Image number: 2104
    male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-11 13:29:07
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Philanthus triangulum, female 2153
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum, female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-22 16:48:10
    Image number: 2153
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-22 16:48:10
  • Philanthus triangulum, female 2154
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum, female, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-22 16:47:59
    Image number: 2154
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-22 16:47:59
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Philanthus triangulum, female 2155
    Philanthus triangulum (Fabricius, 1775)  Bienenwolf  Beewolf 
    Philanthus triangulum, female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-22 16:47:30
    Image number: 2155
    female
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-22 16:47:30

Further vernacular names:
European Beewolf
Classification:
Philanthus triangulum belongs to the subfamily Philanthinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Kroupa A.S., Lohrmann V., Pulawski W.J. & Schmid-Egger C. (2017). HymIS: Hymenoptera Information System (version Sep 2013). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Hermann Dollfuss: Bestimmungsschlüssel der Grabwespen Nord- und Zentraleuropas (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) mit speziellen Angaben zur Grabwespenfauna Österreichs, Stapfia, 24, 1-247, 20.Dezember 1991.