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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) » Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Monobia » Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)
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Unknown wasp(?) on flowering Sedum - Monobia quadridens
Copyright © 2009 Chris Harper

Unknown wasp(?) on flowering Sedum - Monobia quadridens
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
August 30, 2009
Size: 1.25" approx.
One of a variety of insects observed on a single plant (a flowering Sedum)
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Contributed by Chris Harper on 2 September, 2009 - 9:03am
Last updated 28 September, 2009 - 12:25pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 September, 2009 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 26 September, 2009 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

looks like Mason Wasp, Monobia quadridens
Wait for a wasp expert to confirm though.

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… Andrew Williams, 2 September, 2009 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

 
re: wasp
Thanks, Andrew. That's helpful...I will wait to have your ID confirmed.
… Chris Harper, 2 September, 2009 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

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