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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Eumenes » Eumenes crucifera
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Potter Wasp - Eumenes crucifera - male
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Potter Wasp - Eumenes crucifera - Male
Seatac, King County, Washington, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: 13mm approx.
I found this on Wild Carrot, Daucus carota. I've been trying to get a shot of one of these all summer! This one was a little cold...

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Potter Wasp - Eumenes crucifera - male Potter Wasp - Eumenes crucifera - male
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 22 September, 2007 - 10:00pm
Last updated 24 September, 2007 - 7:31pm

Moved
Moved from Eumenes.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 24 September, 2007 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Potter and Mason Wasps.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 23 September, 2007 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

Yes, a male Eumenes sp.
It was worth insisting after all...
… Richard Vernier, 23 September, 2007 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I appreciate the confirmation.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 23 September, 2007 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Male.
This is probably E. crucifera, the most common species up there.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 September, 2007 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I was happy with just the Genus. I've never been able to get photos of one of these, before this one.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 24 September, 2007 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

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