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Threadwaisted Wasp / Ammophila pictipennis - Ammophila pictipennis
Copyright © 2007 Melanie Freeman

Threadwaisted Wasp / Ammophila pictipennis - Ammophila pictipennis
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
October 16, 2007
Size: 3/4 - 1 inch
Thank you for identifying this wasp for me. I have changed the title to reflect the correct name.
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Contributed by Melanie Freeman on 16 October, 2007 - 7:02pm
Last updated 20 October, 2007 - 4:49pm

Looks like
one of the thread waisted wasps, Ammophila, to me.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 16 October, 2007 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
One of the few that can be easily identified: Ammophila pictipennis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2007 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

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