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brou9Apr8sm - Ammophila
Copyright © 2008 James W. Beck

brou9Apr8sm - Ammophila
Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 9, 2008
Has anyone been able to i.d. some of these (such as this one) to species?
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Contributed by James W. Beck on 10 April, 2008 - 2:35pm

Ammophila
This appears to be pictipennis.
… Herschel Raney, 10 April, 2008 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree.
The vast majority of Ammophila cannot easily be identified from images alone. Even specimens can be a bit problematic. I've just loaned all my specimens to the world authority on the genus, so when I get them back I'm hoping to compare the specimens to some of our images here. That will likely be years from now, and work for only some of the images. Sorry, just the nature of the beast:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 April, 2008 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

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