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Paper wasp? - Poecilopompilus interruptus
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Paper wasp? - Poecilopompilus interruptus
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
August 5, 2006
Nectaring on Pycnanthemum (Mountain-mint) virginianum (?). Very quick and didn't like observation. The slightest movement and it would leave the entire group of plants.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 3 September, 2006 - 8:38pm
Last updated 6 July, 2007 - 4:30pm

Moved
Moved from Poecilopompilus interruptus.
… Nick Fensler, 6 July, 2007 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
for the confirmation. After Martin's comment my search had led me to the same ID but the variation within the species is considerable.
… Steve Scott, 3 September, 2006 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

It looks like a pompylid: Poe
It looks like a pompylid: Poecilopompilus interruptus
… Ray Simpson, 3 September, 2006 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

Awesome Pompilidae! It really
Awesome Pompilidae! It really looks like some Polistes wasp, but it is clearly a Pompilidae (I guess our Pompilid guy won't have a problem giving a species name). It is strange that the Pompilid tries to look like a Polistes, cause the Pompilid sting is much worse than a Polistes sting...
… Martin Hauser, 3 September, 2006 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

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