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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Ants, Stinging Wasps, and Hornets (Vespoidea) » Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) » Episyron
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Wasp ID Request - Episyron
Copyright © 2009 Thomas of Baltimore City

Wasp ID Request - Episyron
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
August 31, 2009
Observed searching the leaves of Humulus japonicus.

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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 31 August, 2009 - 7:38pm
Last updated 4 September, 2009 - 1:25pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 4 September, 2009 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

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… Thomas of Baltimore City, 1 September, 2009 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

this looks like some kind of
this looks like some kind of parasitic wasp
… katehuebner, 31 August, 2009 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

 
No.
This is a spider wasp, probably Episyron biguttatus, and likely a male. Many ichneumons bear a striking resemblance to pompilids, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2009 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

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