
Isodontia mexicana
Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
As recorded: Isodontia mexicana (de Saussure, 1867)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Sphecidae
- Collected by
- Oshiro, Y.
- Date
- June 9, 1957
- Locality
- Sand Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1957, Oshiro, Y. also collected 13 other specimens.
Isodontia mexicana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,603 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Skała Rzeplińska, 32-043 Skała, Polska
(c) Mikołaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Pforzheim Nordstadtschule, 75177 Pforzheim, Deutschland
(c) Miriam Haidle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Sonoma County, CA, USA
(c) John Hibbard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-11
Шкарівка, Київська область, Україна, 09170
(c) Сергій Оксененко, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Bonn Beringstr., 53115 Bonn, Deutschland
no rights reserved

2026-10-04
Mielec, Subcarpathian, Poland
(c) kroton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Isodontia mexicana. BPBM 101992. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37281720. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/101992.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37281720 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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