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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) » Philanthinae » Philanthini » Beewolves (Philanthus) » Philanthus sanbornii
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Wasp - Philanthus sanbornii - male
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Wasp - Philanthus sanbornii - Male
Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, USA
July 13, 2007
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 16 July, 2007 - 5:55pm
Last updated 29 July, 2007 - 7:12pm

Moved
Moved from Beewolves.
… Matthias Buck, 29 July, 2007 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

Philanthus sanbornii, male (IL)
Note that the inner margins of the eyes of the male of this species are strongly convergent towards the vertex. Not a common species (at least in Ontario). Nice job!
… Matthias Buck, 29 July, 2007 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

Male Philanthus beewolf.
Simply outstanding image of a male wasp in the genus Philanthus. For species you will have to wait for a different expert:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 July, 2007 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

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