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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
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Copyright © 2008
Robert Lord Zimlich
Great Golden Digger Wasp -
Sphex ichneumoneus
Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
August 21, 2008
I'm reasonably sure that I have finally captured a Great Gold Digger Wasp (Sphex ichnumoneus), pending verification.
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 26 August, 2008 - 7:03am
Last updated 20 October, 2010 - 1:52pm
They've been visiting
the mint in my garden for two months and they are still a joy when I see them!
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Gacko
, 26 August, 2008 - 3:24pm
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Sphex ichneumoneus
I would agree.
Ichneumoneus would almost make you think its the King of all Ichneumons..
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James Bailey
, 26 August, 2008 - 10:35am
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