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title: "Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp"
description: "Pepsis thisbe — Insects & spiders. Pepsis thisbe, also known as Thisbe's tarantula-hawk wasp, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/thisbe-s-tarantula-hawk-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp

> Pepsis thisbe — Insects & spiders. Pepsis thisbe, also known as Thisbe's tarantula-hawk wasp, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.

- Scientific name: *Pepsis thisbe*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7726
- Wikidata: [Q49594291](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49594291)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53995](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53995)

## Names

- en: Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp
- es: Avispa caza tarántulas de Thisbe
- nl: Thisbes tarantulahavik

## Countries with the most observations

US (1907), MX (304), PR (6), CO (4), EC (4)

## Summary

Pepsis thisbe, also known as Thisbe's tarantula-hawk wasp, is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae. Females are 32-44 mm long with a dark blue body and orange wings.

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

## Photo

![Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thisbe-s-tarantula-hawk-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: MeyerMedPr · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61617571

## Machine access

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