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Outwitted by a one-shot wasp - Tachypompilus unicolor
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Outwitted by a one-shot wasp - Tachypompilus unicolor
Craig Park, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
July 11, 2007
Wasp ducks in burrow, comes out quickly. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. This time I'm ready to shoot. Repeat. Shoot. Exit wasp, without time for another take. Can it be IDed strictly from this head-on view?
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 25 July, 2007 - 9:31pm
Last updated 23 December, 2007 - 12:45pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 23 December, 2007 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

Yes...
T. unicolor.
… Nick Fensler, 23 December, 2007 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Nick
for the ID and the move.
… Ron Hemberger, 23 December, 2007 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

Tachypompilus.
Looks like Tachypompilus, complete with tuberacle between the antennal sockets. You will want Nick Fensler's appraisal, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 July, 2007 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
On hold for imprimatur. Moved to spider wasps in the interim.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 July, 2007 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

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