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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 sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps » Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies (Crabronidae) » Square-headed Wasps (Crabroninae) » Larrini » Gastrosericina » Tachysphex
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Hooray for the red, white and blue - wasp prepares for Independence Day festivities. - Tachysphex - female
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Hooray for the red, white and blue - wasp prepares for Independence Day festivities. - Tachysphex - Female
Irvine Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
June 23, 2007
On buckwheat.

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Hooray for the red, white and blue - wasp prepares for Independence Day festivities. - Tachysphex - female Hooray for the red, white and blue - wasp prepares for Independence Day festivities. - Tachysphex - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 25 June, 2007 - 9:31pm
Last updated 30 January, 2016 - 9:43pm

Moved
Moved from Gastrosericina.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 January, 2016 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

Female - Tachysphex sp.
Eric is correct, the long pointed abdomen, skinny legs and wide eye-gap, are qualities that fail for the genus Tachytes.
… Bob Biagi, 30 January, 2016 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again, Bob.
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… Ron Hemberger, 30 January, 2016 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Larrini.
… John S. Ascher, 13 August, 2014 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

Tachysphex?
I'm leaning toward Tachysphex, females of which have very pointed abdomens like this specimen....
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 June, 2007 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
Richard had it Astatinae or Tachytes on the other image. I'll move it to tribe for now.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 June, 2007 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

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