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6011344 Philanthus gibbosus? - Cerceris insolita
Copyright © 2006 Rob Curtis

6011344 Philanthus gibbosus? - Cerceris insolita
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 9, 2006
Size: ~5/8"
or is it Cerceris?
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 12 August, 2006 - 3:47pm
Last updated 6 December, 2006 - 3:14pm

Moved
Moved from Cerceris.
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 December, 2006 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

Cerceris insolita
The very distinct metasomal banding (complete bands on terga 2 and 4, broadly interrupted on 3) suggests C. insolita. Definitely not a Philanthus.
… Matthias Buck, 20 October, 2006 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

I'm pretty sure this is a spe
I'm pretty sure this is a species of cerceris.
… William Ericson, 23 September, 2006 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. This makes me think
Thanks. This makes me think that a similar wasp may have been misidentified as P gibbosus, as I thought it looked like that. I will send a shot of that one to check.
… Rob Curtis, 24 September, 2006 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

 
your specimen has groves betw
your specimen has groves between each segment of the abdomen, this is not seen in philanthus at least not that huge.
… William Ericson, 24 September, 2006 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

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