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Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis sp. Is this P. thisbe? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female

Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis sp. Is this P. thisbe? - Hemipepsis ustulata - Female
North Algodones Dunes, about 2500 feet west of N 33.093667 W -115.2525, Imperial County, California, USA
November 18, 2014
Size: 1.5 - 2 inches?
Very active wasp, mid-day, on Eriogonum deserticola, which was probably the major nectar source on this portion of the dunes at this time of this year.

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Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis sp. Is this P. thisbe? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis sp. Is this P. thisbe? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female Tarantula Hawk, Pepsis sp. Is this P. thisbe? - Hemipepsis ustulata - female

Female
10 flagellomeres = ♀

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.

Hemipepsis ustulata
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Hemipepsis ustulata
Ooops!

Thanks for taking the time to identify it Nick.

Chris

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Moved from ID Request.

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