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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 (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Cuckoo Bees (Nomadinae) » Nomad Bees (Nomadini) » Nomad Bees (Nomada) » vegana species group (Nomada vegana species group) » Nomada vegana
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solitary wasp Philanthus? - Nomada vegana - male
Copyright © 2017 angella moorehouse

solitary wasp Philanthus? - Nomada vegana - Male
Long Branch Sand Prairie, Mason County, Illinois, USA
June 17, 2017
Found on daisy fleabane in a degraded portion of the sand prairie remnant.

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solitary wasp Philanthus? - Nomada vegana - male solitary wasp Philanthus? - Nomada vegana - male
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Contributed by angella moorehouse on 18 June, 2017 - 7:58am
Last updated 18 June, 2017 - 12:54pm

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… John S. Ascher, 18 June, 2017 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Male - Nomad Bee
11 flagellomeres = ♂
The wings have sub-marginal cells that are too small for Philanthus and most other Crabronid Wasps. This might be something close to a male Nomada vegana. (eastern) Hold on for an expert.
This is a first for your state, congrats!
… Bob Biagi, 18 June, 2017 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

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