Hymenopteran - Ancistrocerus albophaleratus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Vespidae » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Ancistrocerus » Ancistrocerus albophaleratus

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Hymenopteran - Ancistrocerus albophaleratus -

mouth of the Elwha River, Clallam County, Washington, USA
September 21, 2007

The bronze iridescence showed in the wing in all shots.

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Hymenopteran - Ancistrocerus albophaleratus - female

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Contributed by Stephen Hart on 30 March, 2009 - 6:23pm
Last updated 14 October, 2017 - 10:25pm

Ancistrocerus albophaleratus...

Based on spots on clypeus and head. Female. Nice find.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/171509

… Ross Hill, 1 April, 2009 - 12:33pm

Thanks

Here's a similar wasp, with slightly different head markings:

… Stephen Hart, 1 April, 2009 - 12:52pm

Nice.

Nice shots! This is a mason wasp in the family Vespidae, subfamily Eumeninae (note how wings are folded longitudinally at rest). Not sure of genus, but might start with Ancistrocerus.

… Eric R. Eaton, 31 March, 2009 - 1:35pm

Thanks

Thanks Eric,
Seeing the word "mason" made me think of this series, taken in the same environment earlier the same summer.

… Stephen Hart, 31 March, 2009 - 3:06pm

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