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thin waisted wasp - Ammophila nigricans
Copyright © 2007 Christopher G Brown

thin waisted wasp - Ammophila nigricans
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
July 19, 2007
On American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis. What do these eat?
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Contributed by Christopher G Brown on 26 February, 2008 - 4:21pm
Last updated 26 February, 2008 - 10:27pm

Moved
Moved to species page - first BugGuide A. nigricans from Tennessee.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 26 February, 2008 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

Ammophila.
This is not a bad image of what is probably Ammophila nigricans. As adults, they feed on nectar. The larva feeds on caterpillars, paralyzed and stocked in the cell by its mother. These are solitary wasps, so each female excavates her own burrow.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 February, 2008 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with your A. nigricans ID
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