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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) » Campsomerini » Dielis » Feather-legged Scoliid Wasp (Dielis plumipes) » Dielis plumipes confluenta
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Scoliidae, dorsal - Dielis plumipes - male
Copyright © 2015 MJ Hatfield

Scoliidae, dorsal - Dielis plumipes - Male
Weaver Dunes, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
May 28, 2015
Size: 18+ mm
On this beautiful day in May, there were a few of these look-alike wasps on Redroot, Ceanothus herbaceus.
Is this a female?
No it is not. As per B Biagi’s comment below, it is a male with a pseudostinger.

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Scoliidae, dorsal - Dielis plumipes - male Scoliidae, lateral - Dielis plumipes - male Scoliidae, ventral - Dielis plumipes - male
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 29 December, 2015 - 11:23am
Last updated 22 February, 2021 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from Feather-legged Scoliid Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 22 February, 2021 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Campsomeris.
… MJ Hatfield, 8 March, 2016 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Male - Campsomeris plumipes
Your linked image is also a male, probably the same species. - 11 flagellomeres, 7 abdominal segments, with 2 apical spines and a pseudostinger = ♂
♂ Also, for the males in this genus, C. tolteca is the closest look-alike to this species, but they are not likely to be found in your area.
… Bob Biagi, 8 March, 2016 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
I really appreciate the extra identification information.
Perhaps this could be added to the info page.
… MJ Hatfield, 9 March, 2016 - 4:45am login or register to post comments

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