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Spider Wasp - Auplopus
Copyright © 2008 Lynn Bergen

Spider Wasp - Auplopus
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
September 16, 2008
Size: small
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Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 16 February, 2009 - 6:40pm
Last updated 18 February, 2009 - 2:24am

Thanks everyone
I'm delighted to have this nice small wasp go as far as Genus.
… Lynn Bergen, 17 February, 2009 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

Pepsinae
Looks like an Auplopus. Was the wasp green or blue metallic?
… Matthias Buck, 16 February, 2009 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

 
wasp color
It was so small that my eye really did not register the color.
I think more green than blue from the photos.
I added 2 more unretouched image so that you can judge the color.
They can be frassed.

I have been searching the guide for Pepsinae,but can't find it.
… Lynn Bergen, 16 February, 2009 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Pompilidae...
Pepsinae is a subfamily. i think it is safe to call it an Auplopus... probably not going to get a species though, they can be very difficult even when you have one.
… edward trammel, 16 February, 2009 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

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