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Pepsis mildei - male
Copyright © 2015 Cedric Lee

Pepsis mildei - Male
San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 6, 2015
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Contributed by Cedric Lee on 3 October, 2015 - 10:47pm
Last updated 8 October, 2015 - 9:04pm

Moved
Moved from Pepsini.

The 1st recurrent vein can be seen to meet the 2nd submarginal cell in its proximal third...so this is indeed Pepsis (rather than a possibly similar looking Hemipepsis). The thumbnail below shows the relevant wing veins labelled:

   

The pattern of darkened bands along wing margins and tips is often helpful for species ID in Pepsis...but here, even with the tip and margin worn off in age, the orange antennae + southern CA locale implies P. mildei.
… Aaron Schusteff, 8 October, 2015 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

Correct - His wings are trimmed back a bit. (aged?)
Cedric, I think that P. mildei is the only species with orange antennae, in your state. Nice shot!
… Bob Biagi, 6 October, 2015 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
(:
… Cedric Lee, 6 October, 2015 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 6 October, 2015 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 October, 2015 - 11:45pm login or register to post comments

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