Triscolia ardens is a species of wasp in the family Scoliidae.

It is the sole member of its genus found in North America outside of Mexico.

[1][2] Among the North American fauna, this species is recognized as a Triscolia by the combination of a single recurrent vein and three submarginal cells.

[3] In terms of color, this species resembles the common Scolia dubia but lacks the distinctive yellow spots of the nominate subspecies.

[1] This species will often burrow underground, find, sting, and lay eggs on a grub, and build a cell around it, covering up the hole.