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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) » Philanthus gibbosus
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Philanthus gibbosus - female
Copyright © 2006 Hartmut Wisch

Philanthus gibbosus - Female
Eaton Wash, ~960 ft, Eaton Canyon Natural Area, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 7, 2006
Size: ~9 mm
Taking nectar in Lepidospartum lanatum (Scale broom).

According to Doug Yanega (Dept. of Entomology, Entomology Research Museum, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA), who provided the species ID, this is the commonest of all Philanthinae.

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Philanthus gibbosus - female Philanthus gibbosus - female Philanthus gibbosus - female
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 8 September, 2006 - 1:06am
Last updated 3 January, 2009 - 2:27pm

Moved
Moved from Beewolves.I don't understand why this image didn't transfer with the other two - its the same specimen, and I thought I had tagged all three photos previously.
… Hartmut Wisch, 23 September, 2006 - 1:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beewolves.
… Hartmut Wisch, 18 September, 2006 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

Euodynerus sp. (Vespidae)
.
… Adalbert Goertz, 8 September, 2006 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
I disagree, it is clearly a S
I disagree, it is clearly a Sphecid wasp and I think the genus Philantus or something related is correct. THe wings are not folded, as they should be for a Eumenidae.
… Martin Hauser, 8 September, 2006 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
This is a female Philanthus. Going to be difficult to get to species, but I might give it a shot at a later date (overwhelmed by other projects at present). Having the name of the nectar source may help (or be a new record). Thank you.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 September, 2006 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Philanthus sp.
Makes sense, Eric, and thanks for looking at gender as well.
… Hartmut Wisch, 8 September, 2006 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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