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solitary wasp
Copyright © 2018 Blaine Rothauser

solitary wasp
Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
August 27, 2018
a solitary wasp wondering if anyone recognizes
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Contributed by Blaine Rothauser on 27 August, 2018 - 1:22pm
Last updated 24 May, 2023 - 11:08pm

Moved
Moved from Gnamptopelta obsidianator.

Genae seem too bulging at this angle. I can't see any of the other traits necessary to rule out Conocalama brullei.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 24 May, 2023 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 28 August, 2018 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

Gnamptopelta obsidianator?
Coloration matches the pompilid wasps this species mimics, but the antennae shape indicates it is not a true pompilid.
… Arch S. Robison, 27 August, 2018 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes - G. obsidianator…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 27 August, 2018 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

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