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black and white wasp on Achillea
Copyright © 2009 Diane Wilson

black and white wasp on Achillea
Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 23, 2009
Size: abt 10-12 mm
Is this in the Potter and Mason wasp subfamily?

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black and white wasp on Achillea black and white wasp on Achillea black and white wasp on Achillea
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Contributed by Diane Wilson on 27 July, 2009 - 12:08pm
Last updated 17 August, 2009 - 10:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. You're probably right about Eumeninae.
… John F. Carr, 17 August, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Stenodynerus?
Thanks. I did find similar images under Stenodynerus:
… Diane Wilson, 8 October, 2009 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
I see the resemblence, but I don't know anything about Colorado species. Matthias Buck's comment about yellow and white markings was limited to Northeastern species (he said on a different picture).
… John F. Carr, 8 October, 2009 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

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