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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) » Astatinae » Dryudella
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Dryudella Sand Wasp, sp. - Dryudella - female
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Dryudella Sand Wasp, sp. - Dryudella - Female
McClellan Ranch, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California, USA
June 16, 2011
Dryudella found at a volleyball court, Blackberry Farm, near Stevens Creek in Cupertino proper. Very similar to a Dryudella found along Stevens Creek a few miles away in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mtn Range. (links to be added)

Some observations re this Dryudella vs the Foothills Dryudella (FHD):

Appearance (female): eyes dark black/purple, dull red abdomen / FHD: gray eyes, bright red abdomen (male's eyes green)
Prey: boxelder bug instars / Foothills species: stinkbug instars
Males: none found / Foothills species: males abundant, much more numerous and prominent than females

Foothills species here:

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Dryudella Sand Wasp, sp. - Dryudella - female Dryudella Sand Wasp, sp. - Dryudella - female
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Contributed by iNaturalist on 20 August, 2011 - 3:59pm
Last updated 22 August, 2011 - 9:51am

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