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Scoliid wasp
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Scoliid wasp
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 16, 2005
Size: around 40 mm

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Scoliid wasp, a large black wasp with four yellow spots Scoliid wasp
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 17 June, 2005 - 3:43pm
Last updated 13 July, 2005 - 7:18pm

Milkweed pollinia
Look at all those pollinia hanging from its legs!
Check Patrick's imagehttp://bugguide.net/node/view/5701
The discussion is quite enlightening.
… Beatriz Moisset, 17 June, 2005 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I believe this may be Campsomeris quadrimaculata based on the discussion on that same page.
… Lynette Schimming, 13 July, 2005 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

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