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bee? - Dielis tolteca - female
Copyright © 2009 Chris Mallory

bee? - Dielis tolteca - Female
Long Beach - El Dorado Regional Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 24, 2009
Size: 1 inch+
I don't have exact measurements for this guy, but it appeared to be 1.5-2x larger than a honeybee, about the same size or a little larger than a yellow jacket. I suspect this is a bee of some type? If so, its the largest bee I've ever seen.

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bee? - Dielis tolteca - female bee? - Dielis tolteca - female bee? - Dielis tolteca - female
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 22 March, 2009 - 2:48pm
Last updated 26 January, 2010 - 3:26pm

Wasp.
This is a female solitary wasp in the family Scoliidae. They dig up a scarab beetle grub and lay an egg on it. The larva that hatches becomes an external parasite of the grub. Genus of this one is Campsomeris, not sure of the species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 March, 2009 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

 
wasp
ah! thanks for pointing me in the right direction Eric. Someday I'll learn how to tell the difference between a bee and a wasp... till then you're just gonna have to put up with my mistakes I suppose, haha.
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