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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 » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Ammophilinae » Ammophila
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Ammophila: Any way to get these to species? - Ammophila
Copyright © 2010 Ron Hemberger

Ammophila: Any way to get these to species? - Ammophila
Dilley Greenbelt Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 29, 2010
Not the best series of photos, but I did want to raise the question.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 7 June, 2010 - 11:44pm
Last updated 8 June, 2010 - 11:47am

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… John S. Ascher, 8 June, 2010 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

I'm afraid that no...
at least without consulting reference collections. See Dr Ascher's comment on pic #56360, by Hartmut Wisch, who shows the same species as "yours".Dr Ascher said A. parapolita was a reasonable option, but was by no means conclusive.
This group of silvery, orange-legged species is also represented in the Mediterranean region. Namely, A. holosericea is virtually identical to this one.
BTW, the genus' name is Ammophila, without the second "i." Doubtless a simple typing error, but I wanted to point out the right spelling :-).
… Richard Vernier, 8 June, 2010 - 6:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Richard, that was very helpful.
Spelling has been corrected.
… Ron Hemberger, 8 June, 2010 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

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