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Wasp - Scolia bicincta
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Wasp - Scolia bicincta
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
August 23, 2006
Nectaring on Late-flowering thoroughwort. I thought perhaps Scolia bicincta but it has too much white.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 24 September, 2006 - 9:11pm
Last updated 11 September, 2007 - 3:07am

Moved
Moved from Scolia. This is not a very diverse genus, and I believe Scolia bicincta is the only possibility. Interesting variant, with the extra band.
… Cotinis, 11 September, 2007 - 3:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Patrick
… Steve Scott, 11 September, 2007 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

This could nonetheless...
be Sc. bicincta. It is not unusual for some males to have "extra" light stripes or spots in some species of this genus. More rarely, the reverse is true, i.e. males tend to have less yellow or white. On the other hand, a closely related species cannot be excluded.
… Richard Vernier, 25 September, 2006 - 4:09am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Richard. Nice to hear that my recursive logic is not uniquely my own. :)
… Steve Scott, 25 September, 2006 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

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