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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Scolioidea » Scoliid Wasps (Scoliidae) » Scoliini » Scolia » Scolia dubia » Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia dubia)
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Family Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps, ID please - Scolia dubia - female
Copyright © 2014 Fitz O.Clarke, Jr.

Family Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps, ID please - Scolia dubia - Female
Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
September 27, 2014
This is the first appearance of this species that I have observed this late summer, early fall. I believe it is member of the Scolidae family, a Blue-winged Wasp (Scolia dubia). It was located on Lamiaceae, Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium). ID please?

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Family Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps, ID please - Scolia dubia - female Family Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps, ID please - Scolia dubia - female Family Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps, ID please - Scolia dubia - female
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Contributed by Fitz O.Clarke, Jr. on 27 September, 2014 - 9:30pm
Last updated 22 August, 2020 - 2:49am

Moved
Moved from Blue-winged Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 22 August, 2020 - 2:49am login or register to post comments

 
Jonathan- many thanks for fur
Jonathan- many thanks for furthering the identity to the subspecies dubia (Scolia dubia dubia)
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 22 August, 2020 - 5:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scoliid Wasps.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 September, 2014 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

 
kEN- thanks for having vetted
kEN- thanks for having vetted my submission and rendered an ID, Scolia dubia. This species really stands out amongst the other pollinators.
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 29 September, 2014 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

Scolia dubia is correct.
Scolia dubia is correct.
… Rich Kelly, 27 September, 2014 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Rich- thank you for having fu
Rich- thank you for having furnish the ID as Scolia dubia. It really stands out amongst the other pollinators.
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 28 September, 2014 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

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