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Red Wasp - Tachypompilus ferrugineus
Copyright © 2009 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Red Wasp - Tachypompilus ferrugineus
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 14, 2009
Size: 12 mm

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 15 September, 2009 - 11:26pm
Last updated 16 September, 2009 - 11:49am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 16 September, 2009 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

Spider wasp
This is a specimen of Tachypompilus ferrugineus, and probably a male (absence of a tarsal rake on front "feet" would confirm gender).
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 September, 2009 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
I added a second photo so you
I added a second photo so you can see the front legs.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 16 September, 2009 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

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