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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) » Pterocheilus
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Vespidae - Pterocheilus
Copyright © 2007 texhoma

Vespidae - Pterocheilus
Texhoma, Texas County, Oklahoma, USA
September 12, 2007
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Contributed by texhoma on 3 January, 2008 - 2:48pm
Last updated 11 January, 2008 - 9:49am

Thanks, Richard for the ID!
Thanks, Richard for the ID!
… texhoma, 5 January, 2008 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

Pterocheilus sp. - male (Eumeninae)
The two pics of the following post (163705, 163706) show the female.
… Richard Vernier, 3 January, 2008 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

Actually,
on first glance this kinda looks like a polistes of some sort, but i think it might be some potter/mason wasp in the genus eumeninea
… Vespula vulgaris, 3 January, 2008 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

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