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title: "Mammoth Scoliid Wasp"
description: "Regiscolia maculata — Insects & spiders. Regiscolia maculata, sometimes known as the mammoth wasp, is a species of wasp belonging to the family Scoliidae in the order Hymenoptera."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mammoth-scoliid-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mammoth Scoliid Wasp

> Regiscolia maculata — Insects & spiders. Regiscolia maculata, sometimes known as the mammoth wasp, is a species of wasp belonging to the family Scoliidae in the order Hymenoptera.

- Scientific name: *Regiscolia maculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10663
- Wikidata: [Q148638](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148638)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1647283](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1647283)

## Names

- en: Mammoth Scoliid Wasp
- de: Gelbstirnige Dolchwespe
- es: Avispa puñal
- fr: Scolie des jardins

## Countries with the most observations

IT (1515), FR (1227), ES (1126), UA (1072), PT (806), RU (556), GR (510), HR (206), HU (185), RO (108), BG (98), TR (74)

## Summary

Regiscolia maculata, sometimes known as the mammoth wasp, is a species of wasp belonging to the family Scoliidae in the order Hymenoptera. It is a parasitoid on scarab beetles and is found in Europe and Asia and is the largest wasp found in Europe. In central Europe they fly from June to about mid-July.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiscolia_maculata

## Photo

![Mammoth Scoliid Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mammoth-scoliid-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Athan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224417040

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mammoth-scoliid-wasp?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).