Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp

Pepsis thisbe

Spanish: Avispa caza tarántulas de Thisbe

Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp (Pepsis thisbe)
Photographed by mora17918 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Pepsis thisbe, the tarantula hawk, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. Most often recorded in Aug.

TaxonomyInsecta › Hymenoptera › Pompilidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records7,748 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2026 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp (Pepsis thisbe) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pepsis-thisbe/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.