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Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)
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Loren & Babs Padelford
Bicyrtes? -
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
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Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
August 18, 2018
We believe this may be Bicyrtes. Any help with ID appreciated.
Thanks,
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Contributed by
Loren & Babs Padelford
on 18 August, 2018 - 3:30pm
Moved
Moved from
Crabronidae
.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 18 August, 2018 - 4:03pm
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Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Ken,
Thanks for your help. I've photographed a lot of this species but have never seen one with the white spots on the thorax. I thought this might be a different species. Looking at the guide it appears that this is a rare occurrence.
Loren Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Loren & Babs Padelford
, 18 August, 2018 - 4:30pm
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Yes, it's unusual.
There are only a few similar examples in the Guide.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 18 August, 2018 - 5:05pm
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