Eastern Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps » Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies (Crabronidae) » Bembicinae » Sand Wasps (Bembicini) » Spheciina » Cicada-killer Wasps (Sphecius) » Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)

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Copyright © 2010 Karl Hillig

Eastern Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus -

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
June 28, 1991
Size: body 27 mm

Note the lack of prominent jaws. I caught a larger cicada killer (31 mm) at the same time, with large black jaws. Male and female? ID help appreciated.

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Eastern Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus - male

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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 7 February, 2010 - 10:12am
Last updated 8 July, 2018 - 7:17pm

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