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Black wasp
Copyright © 2009 Kim Moore

Black wasp
Long Beach, California, USA
July 9, 2009
Any idea what kind of wasp this is?
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Contributed by Kim Moore on 30 September, 2009 - 2:39pm
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 11:00am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kim Moore, 3 October, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

Pompilidae
Spider wasp
… Miles Zhang, 30 September, 2009 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp ID
Thanks. You are awesome. I have been trying to id this one for a long time!
… Kim Moore, 30 September, 2009 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Auplopini
This is probably a species of either Phanagenia or Auplopus. Nice shot given how frenetic these are:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 October, 2009 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

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