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Pepsis ?? - Hemipepsis ustulata
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Pepsis ?? - Hemipepsis ustulata
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
October 4, 2007
Size: ~25mm
This guy came buzzing into our yard today, didn't stay long in one place. I'm guessing that it is a Pepsis of some kind, anybody know which species? It went on down our hill and I found this guy which I believe is the same specimen, but I'm not sure.
Contributed by Gary McDonald on 4 October, 2007 - 5:08pm
Last updated 6 October, 2007 - 9:21am

Female
We can't see all of the antennae segments or all of the abdominal segments, but the flagellum is thin. = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 14 May, 2016 - 11:38am

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