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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Pollen Wasps (Masarinae) » Pseudomasaris » Pseudomasaris vespoides
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Pseudomasaris vespoides - male
Copyright © 2010 Jonathan Wright

Pseudomasaris vespoides - Male
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 6, 2009
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Contributed by Jonathan Wright on 14 April, 2010 - 11:38am

Great shot, Jonathan!
You'll see these at BFS, as soon as more of the Penstemon will be in bloom. Typical male vespoides with
antennal club longer than antennal segment III, and concave beneath.
… Hartmut Wisch, 14 April, 2010 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Hartmut!
Pseudomasaris spp. are surprisingly common in BFS once the Penstemon spectabilis is in bloom. Thanks for helping me distinguish them!
… Jonathan Wright, 14 April, 2010 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

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