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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Tiphioidea » Tiphiid Wasps (Tiphiidae) » Tiphiinae » Tiphia
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stink bug hunter? - Tiphia
Copyright © 2018 Larry Reis

stink bug hunter? - Tiphia
Coldwater Creek WMA IA, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 15, 2018
Size: 18 mm
I'm probably way off on this wasp ID, but the closest thing I could come to comparing it is a female stink bug hunter in the genus Astata. I will add a few more photos to show some of the interesting characteristics.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 1 December, 2018 - 9:19am
Last updated 2 February, 2024 - 7:36pm

Moved
Moved from Tiphiinae.
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Tiphiinae
Thanks so much for your help, Ken! I didn't even know the Tiphiidae family existed until now. No wonder I couldn't find a good match for this wasp where I was looking.
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