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Western Cicada Killer - Sphecius grandis - male
Copyright © 2008 Rich Kelly

Western Cicada Killer - Sphecius grandis - Male
Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Kern County, California, USA
June 24, 2008
ID by Chuck Holliday 10/2008.
Contributed by Rich Kelly on 27 July, 2008 - 6:14pm
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 1:28pm

Moved
Moved from Cicada Killers.
… Rich Kelly, 18 October, 2008 - 1:25pm

Sphecius
I am unfamiliar with the western species.
… Matthias Buck, 28 July, 2008 - 9:16am

 
S. grandis?
I'm leaning heavily toward Sphecius grandis for this one, but would love to see more images....
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 July, 2008 - 6:15pm

 
What would be needed in terms
What would be needed in terms of diagnostics? This is the best photo that I have, and I'm not sure what I have in terms of other angles. This was very active and hard to photograph, and I didn't want to get real close because it was so big.
… Rich Kelly, 29 July, 2008 - 6:30am

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