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Wasp or Bee? - Tiphia
Copyright © 2006 Jason Widlacki

Wasp or Bee? - Tiphia
York River State Park, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
May 18, 2006
Size: Approx. 3/4"
Any help with ID is appreciated!
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Contributed by Jason Widlacki on 19 May, 2006 - 5:11pm
Last updated 14 February, 2008 - 8:03pm

Tiphiid wasp.
Very nice image of a wasp in the family Tiphiidae, probably a species of Tiphia.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 May, 2006 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
A male, virtually identical to European species Tiphia morio. Males of Ephuta velvet-ants have a somewhat similar habitus, but forewing venation is quite different, of a more "generalized" Aculeata type.
By contrast, this large truncated second submarginal cell, and the presence of only two submarginals, are typical of Tiphia.
… Richard Vernier, 20 May, 2006 - 5:33am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for clearing that up f
thanks for clearing that up for me
… William Ericson, 20 May, 2006 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

 
out of curiousity, could this
out of curiousity, could this be a ephuta? ephuta also looks like a tiphiid wasp.
… William Ericson, 19 May, 2006 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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