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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 (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees (Megachilini) » Sharptail Bees (Coelioxys) » Subgenus Acrocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Acrocoelioxys) » Coelioxys dolichos
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Wasp - Coelioxys dolichos - female
Copyright © 2014 Ben Kolstad

Wasp - Coelioxys dolichos - Female
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 13, 2014
Size: ~2 cm
Bigger than the bees that use the flower bed, but too quick for me to get more than this fuzzy and frassable shot. Can anyone confirm that it's (1) a wasp and (2) maybe in Vespoidea?

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Wasp - Coelioxys dolichos - female Wasp - Coelioxys dolichos
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Contributed by Ben Kolstad on 13 November, 2014 - 11:43am
Last updated 5 March, 2015 - 7:55am

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 March, 2015 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 13 November, 2014 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

Bee
Guessing Coelioxys:



Dr. Ascher will be able to say for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 November, 2014 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ken.
Sure looks promising. Always appreciate how helpful this group is.
… Ben Kolstad, 13 November, 2014 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

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