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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
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Copyright © 2017
Jon Rapp
Red and Black Wasp -
Sphex ichneumoneus
Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary, Boone County, Missouri, USA
July 7, 2017
Any IDeas which one this might be? That red-orange color on the wasp is a close match to the Butterfly Weed it was on.
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Contributed by
Jon Rapp
on 8 July, 2017 - 8:25pm
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John S. Ascher
, 8 July, 2017 - 8:27pm
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Wow!
That was QUICK! So much THANKS for your help. I'm hoping that if I see and photograph enough different Bees & Wasps I may start recognizing some of them.
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Jon Rapp
, 8 July, 2017 - 8:29pm
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