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title: "Common Thread-waisted Wasp"
description: "Ammophila procera — Insecten en spinnen. Ammophila procera, the common thread-waisted wasp, is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-thread-waisted-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Thread-waisted Wasp

> Ammophila procera — Insecten en spinnen. Ammophila procera, the common thread-waisted wasp, is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae.

- Scientific name: *Ammophila procera*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11224
- Wikidata: [Q10732801](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10732801)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129147](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129147)

## Names

- en: Common Thread-waisted Wasp
- es: Avispita  cintura de hilo

## Countries with the most observations

US (2093), CA (107)

## Summary

Ammophila procera, the common thread-waisted wasp, is a species of thread-waisted wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is a common species, found in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and south to Central America.
Ammophila procera generally live in open areas with soft or sandy soil where they can burrow nests. The adult female digs a burrow. After completing the burrow, it seals the entrance and makes flight around the area, memorizing landmarks such as rocks, plants, etc. It uses these landmarks to locate the burrow when it returns, sometimes days later.
It then captures and paralyzes prey, usually a moth…

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

## Photo

![Common Thread-waisted Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-thread-waisted-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88732222

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-thread-waisted-wasp?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).