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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 » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Sphecinae » Prionychini » Prionyx
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Thread-waisted wasp? - Prionyx - female
Copyright © 2016 Jatai

Thread-waisted wasp? - Prionyx - Female
Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York, USA
June 19, 2015
Size: est. 1/2"
Is this Prionyx canadensis? Is it male or female? Thanks for any help you can give.

This wasp was feeding on common milkweed in early summer.
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Contributed by Jatai on 3 November, 2016 - 5:19pm
Last updated 12 August, 2017 - 7:57pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 3 November, 2016 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Prionyx wasp
Thanks for the ID!
… Jatai, 3 November, 2016 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

Female - Thread-waisted Wasp
6 abdominal segments, 10 flagellomeres and tarsal rake spines on the forelegs = ♀
She might be a female Prionyx canadensis, but I'm not sure. (widespread range) ...another view of the abdomen might help.
… Bob Biagi, 3 November, 2016 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp gender
Hey, thanks for the info on wasp gender, Bob Biagi! We appreciate it.
… Jatai, 3 November, 2016 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

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