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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) » Philanthinae » Philanthini » Beewolves (Philanthus)
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Wasp/Bee? - Philanthus
Copyright © 2012 Julia Serences

Wasp/Bee? - Philanthus
Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California, USA
July 18, 2012
Size: 6-7 mm
85 F. Sunny. Wind gusts 3-4 MPH. Yellow cuckoo bee? Like a male bee - lots of cruising behavior. Very fast. Feeding on Eriogonum nudum in large numbers. American River Parkway. I caught it with a Bug Wrangler and chilled before taking photos on a paper plate near a different Eriogonum. Bee was not harmed. Photo makes it look greenish, but it was very bright yellow.

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Contributed by Julie Serences on 18 July, 2012 - 6:55pm
Last updated 31 July, 2012 - 7:46pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 31 July, 2012 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from Crabronidae.

Sorry for the double move. After looking around a bit, I decided to play it safe. It could be a crabronid, but it also resembles some specimens of Nomada. I'll let the experts sort it out. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 July, 2012 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 July, 2012 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

Family Crabronidae
Genus Philanthus I think but I'm no expert.
… Matt Bearup, 19 July, 2012 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Philanthus Wasp
From what I read and the behavior I obeserved this matches the "Beewolf."
Thanks.
Julie
… Julie Serences, 19 July, 2012 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

Wasp
I'm not an expert on wasps but I can tell you that this is not a cuckoo bee :). I think this is a hunting wasp of some sort, but not sure what it hunts :P
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 19 July, 2012 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp
Maybe a apoid wasp?
… Julie Serences, 19 July, 2012 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

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