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thread-waisted wasp ID - Podalonia - female
Copyright © 2009 Diane Wilson

thread-waisted wasp ID - Podalonia - Female
Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
August 20, 2009
Size: abt. 1.5 cm

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thread-waisted wasp ID - Podalonia - female thread-waisted wasp ID - Podalonia - female thread-waisted wasp ID - Podalonia - female thread-waisted wasp ID - Podalonia - female
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Contributed by Diane Wilson on 20 August, 2009 - 4:51pm
Last updated 23 November, 2009 - 5:09pm

Moved
Moved from Thread-waisted Wasps.
… Diane Wilson, 23 November, 2009 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 16 September, 2009 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Hm-m-m....
Nice images. This is a female of either Podalonia or Palmodes. Smaller size suggests the former. Hope you can get a second opinion. I don't have the keys to Sphecidae handy at the moment.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 August, 2009 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

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