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What species of thick-headed fly is this - Eumenes fraternus - male

What species of thick-headed fly is this - Eumenes fraternus - Male
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA
July 23, 2018
Size: about 1.25" long

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What species of thick-headed fly is this - Eumenes fraternus - male What species of thick-headed fly is this - Eumenes fraternus - male

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Curved antennae tips = ♂
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Not a fly at all
but a wasp, similar to

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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