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Pepsini - Pepsis pallidolimbata - male
Copyright © 2007 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Pepsini - Pepsis pallidolimbata - Male
Sunol Regional Wilderness Area, Contra Costa County, California, USA
August 8, 2007
Some ilk of Tarantula Hawk, these are as good as it gets so I'm not expecting too much, but any help is MOST appreciated!

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 9 August, 2007 - 12:33am
Last updated 17 August, 2007 - 5:47pm

Pepsis...
possibly P. pallidolimbata.
… Nick Fensler, 9 August, 2007 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

It will be interesting to see your ID(s) come in.
I'm no help at all in that area, but do have a suggestion for shooting next year. Now, the gals are looking for spiders and are nearly impossible to photograph. But a month or two earlier, you can probably find them feeding and arranging dates on buckwheat, where they're much easier to shoot. Good hunting! Oh, flash helps, too.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 August, 2007 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

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