Kingdom Animalia (animals) Eumetazoa (metazoans) Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) Protostomia (protostomes) Ecdysozoa Arthropoda (arthropods) Hexapoda Class Insecta (insects) Order Hymenoptera Superfamily Apoidea Family Crabronidae (cicadakillers, crabronid wasps, mud daubers, sand wasps) Genus Sphecius Species Sphecius speciosus (cicada killer)
