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Large, blue wasp - Psorthaspis planata
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Large, blue wasp - Psorthaspis planata
Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
August 9, 2009

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 19 August, 2009 - 11:50pm
Last updated 4 September, 2009 - 9:40am

Moved
Moved from Psorthaspis.
… Nick Fensler, 4 September, 2009 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aporus.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 August, 2009 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

No!
Note in this photograph that there are three submarginal cells. This is one of the blue Psorthaspis. I think our first for Bugguide.
… Nick Fensler, 25 August, 2009 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

 
Wow! Thanks, Nick.
Glad I could get some good shots of this one. It's a first for California, and also the first blue one for Bug Guide.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 August, 2009 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request to Aphorus.
… Ron Hemberger, 20 August, 2009 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

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