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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
Irvine Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
June 23, 2007
Hope I see it again and get some better shots.

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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

Moved
Moved from Gastrosericina.

Moved
Moved from Larrini.

Blue-eyed...
Either Astatinae or Tachytes sp. (Larrinae). Maybe 4th of July will be too late for this aging individual, but who knows?

 
Thanks, it did look a little creaky.
Maybe it celebrated early.

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