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Sphecidae with pray - Isodontia elegans
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Sphecidae with pray - Isodontia elegans
5mi north of Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 13, 2008
Size: less than 1 in

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 16 August, 2008 - 7:38pm
Last updated 17 August, 2008 - 4:14pm

Isodontia?
This one has me puzzled. I suppose it could be Isodontia elegans, but it looks different than the typical specimens.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 August, 2008 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
I think
this must be I. elegans. I don't know what else it could be.
… Matthias Buck, 17 August, 2008 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Vagrant?
I had the same reaction, and wondered if it might be a Mexican species of Isodontia that wandered north.
… John F. Carr, 16 August, 2008 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops, this one I didn't collect.
… margarethe brummermann, 17 August, 2008 - 12:02am login or register to post comments

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