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Spider wasp? - Aporus hirsutus

Spider wasp? - Aporus hirsutus
Between Yreka and Mt. Shasta in my garden, Siskiyou County, California, USA
August 4, 2017
She flicked wings like a spider wasp, moving from bloom to bloom. I have never seen any individual here before with such an amazing blue color. I found just the one on a patch of mint in bloom next to the garage along with many other different kinds of wasps. It was around mid day. The temperature was around 100 degrees

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Spider wasp? - Aporus hirsutus Spider wasp? - Aporus hirsutus Spider wasp? - Aporus hirsutus

Moved
Moved from Aporini.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Female - Spider Wasp
We can just barely see 10 flagellomeres in the second image. = ♀
The long pronotum should place this wasp in the tribe Aporini. Hold on for an expert.

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