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Wasp - Bembix americana
Copyright © 2008 Naomi Smith

Wasp - Bembix americana
Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
July 22, 2008
Size: 1/2 inch +

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Contributed by Naomi Smith on 24 July, 2008 - 8:35pm
Last updated 25 July, 2008 - 8:39am

Bembix americana spinolae (ON)
One of only two species of Bembix in Ontario (the other one is VERY rare).
… Matthias Buck, 25 July, 2008 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

 
Bembix americana spinolae
Thanks Matthias, Jon and Eric. Could anyone tell me the other species of Bembix in Ontario?
… Naomi Smith, 25 July, 2008 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
maybe a bembicine wasp. Appears similar to the bicyrtes I've been seeing. Nice shots:)
… Jon M. Yuschock, 24 July, 2008 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree, sort of.
Sand wasp indeed, a female (note tarsal rake on front "feet"), but not Bicyrtes (no squared-off hind margin of the thorax as Bicyrtes have. So, I would say this is a species of Bembix.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 July, 2008 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

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