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Unkown Bee - Bembix
Copyright © 2006 Paul Carlson

Unkown Bee - Bembix
Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
July 4, 2006
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on 5 July, 2006 - 4:38pm
Last updated 5 July, 2006 - 6:14pm

This is a Sphecid wasp, genus
This is a Sphecid wasp, genus Bembix or related, not a bee.
… Martin Hauser, 5 July, 2006 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Martin!
As you can tell, I'm just a beginner at insect identifying, which is why I think bugguide.net is so great. I moved my image into the Bembix genus.
… Paul Carlson, 5 July, 2006 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Female.
I can even see she is a female: the 'tarsal rake' on her front leg gives her away.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 July, 2006 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

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