Pepsis (New World Tarantula-hawk Wasps)

Genus

New World Tarantula-hawk Wasps

Pepsis

3 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

Mexican Tarantula-Hawk Wasp

Mexican Tarantula-Hawk Wasp

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Pepsis mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Thisbe's Tarantula-Hawk Wasp

Thisbe's Tarantula-Hawk Wasp

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Pepsis thisbe

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Milde's Tarantula-Hawk Wasp

Milde's Tarantula-Hawk Wasp

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Pepsis mildei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see New World Tarantula-hawk Wasps

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
~10%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
4 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
5 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
6 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
2 of 3
~10%
2 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
3 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
~10%
4 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
<5%
5 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
6 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%
7 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%