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Fraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)
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Copyright © 2018 Paul Bigelow
What species of thick-headed fly is this -
Eumenes fraternus
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Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA
July 23, 2018
Size: about 1.25" long
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Contributed by
p c bigelow
on 23 July, 2018 - 9:59pm
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Curved antennae tips = ♂
These shots should be re-cropped and replaced. You can select "edit" and then browse, to replace any of your images at any time.
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Bob Biagi
, 23 July, 2018 - 10:11pm
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Not a fly at all
but a wasp, similar to
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john and jane balaban
, 23 July, 2018 - 10:03pm
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wasp
eumenine. maybe this one
it looks like it only has 2 wings because members of the family
Vespidae
fold their front wing around the hind wing when at rest
edit: the Balabans picked a better ID – as usual :-)
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Steve Scholnick
, 23 July, 2018 - 10:03pm
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