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1692-b-w-stripes - Scolia bicincta
Copyright © 2009 Kathy Bilton

1692-b-w-stripes - Scolia bicincta
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 5, 2009
Size: about 2cm
Around 4 pm on some kind of Eupatorium.
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Contributed by Kathy Bilton on 5 September, 2009 - 4:58pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 3:59pm

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… Abigail M. Parker, 26 September, 2009 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

1692-b-w-stripes
Looks like Scolia bicincta from the pictures. Cool-looking wasp.
… jgoodwin, 6 September, 2009 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

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