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Sphex sp.? - Prionyx foxi - female

Sphex sp.? - Prionyx foxi - Female
Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, California, USA
June 11, 2009
Size: ~22mm
Nectaring in Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi (Thurber's sandpaper plant), its flowers' very strong fragrance attracting a wide variety of insects.

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