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Wasp
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Wasp
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
August 9, 2009
Size: 13mm (1/2")

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 10 August, 2009 - 9:39am
Last updated 21 November, 2009 - 10:22am

Moved
Moved from Sand Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 21 November, 2009 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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… Sam Houston, 10 August, 2009 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

Could use more images.
Any way you can get images of the face, and lateral views of the whole insect? Looks to be a female (note tarsal rake on front "feet"), and will be some kind of Bembicinae sand wasp. You can't rely strictly on color pattern for these, hence the need for details of structure.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2009 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

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