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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps » Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies (Crabronidae) » Philanthinae » Philanthini » Beewolves (Philanthus) » Philanthus bilunatus
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Small wasp - Philanthus bilunatus
Copyright © 2019 John Ross

Small wasp - Philanthus bilunatus
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 14, 2019
I'm thinking Crabronidae, maybe Gorytes sp.? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

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Contributed by John Ross on 16 July, 2019 - 6:29am
Last updated 18 August, 2019 - 10:40pm

Philanthus bilunatus
The spots on tergum 2 are only slightly crescentic, which is the case in some individuals of this species. They can be distinguished from lepidus by the constricted yellow bands on tergum 3 & 4 (not constricted in the latter).
… Matthias Buck, 18 August, 2019 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much Matthias, not only for the placement, but especially the detailed explanation.
… John Ross, 21 August, 2019 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beewolves.
… Matthias Buck, 18 August, 2019 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps.

P. lepidus?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 July, 2019 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Probably (certainly an improvement over my guess), thanks Ken!
… John Ross, 16 July, 2019 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

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