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Great Golden Digger Wasp? - Sphex ichneumoneus
Copyright © 2007 Thomas of Baltimore City

Great Golden Digger Wasp? - Sphex ichneumoneus
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
June 25, 2007
Size: large
Is this Sphex ichneumoneus? Observed on Antheum graveolens.
Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 25 June, 2007 - 2:57pm

Yes
Right on! ID is correct.
… George Waldren, 25 June, 2007 - 3:17pm

 
I
wonder if this is the biggest wasp around these parts?
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 25 June, 2007 - 3:19pm

 
And the winner is
The Cicada Killer, at 30 to 35 millimeters. At least it is one of the bigger ones.
… Beatriz Moisset, 8 September, 2007 - 6:28pm

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