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Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus) - Eumenes fraternus
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus) - Eumenes fraternus
Springfield, Virginia, USA
August 8, 2004
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 20 August, 2004 - 6:48pm
Last updated 19 September, 2005 - 10:05pm

Male
Lovely portrait. You can tell it is a male by its more slender appearance (females are more robust), hooked antennal tips, and white face.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 August, 2004 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Male?
Males can be distinguished from females only by counting the number of antenna sections (hard to do) and by smaller size campared to female (if you have the female to compare). Hooked antennas are no proof.
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