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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Zethus » Zethus spinipes » Zethus spinipes variegatus
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Wasp ID please - Zethus spinipes - female
Copyright © 2008 Ted Kropiewnicki

Wasp ID please - Zethus spinipes - Female
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
September 14, 2008
Size: ~ 15 mm
On Rough-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa).
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 9 November, 2008 - 2:16am
Last updated 10 November, 2008 - 8:59am

Looks like
a potter wasp. Something in Eumeninae maybe but I'm not certain.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 9 November, 2008 - 2:20am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jon!
I was leaning towards Zethus spinipes but I am not certain either.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 9 November, 2008 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

 
Zethus spinipes variegatus, female (DE)
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… Matthias Buck, 10 November, 2008 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you again!
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… Ted Kropiewnicki, 10 November, 2008 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

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