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Photo#169634
Black Wasp, orange Ab - Triscolia ardens

Black Wasp, orange Ab - Triscolia ardens
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
July 20, 2007

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Female!
Robert, she may be blurry, but I can still count on her!
FYI - The females have 6 abdominal segments. The males have 7 of them. Also, the males have longer & thicker antennae ratios. Thanks

Moved
Moved from Scolia ardens.

 
Triscolia ardens
Thanks George Waldren for the correction.

 
Happy to help =)
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Scoliidae.
This is a common scoliid wasp, Scolia ardens.

 
Thanks Eric!
Common, but hard to get a good image of
as it was visiting White Blossom Sweet Clover flowers & interacting with other species doing the same! Always several twigs & flowers in between! Got to get a monopod!

 
Thanks Eric!
Common, but hard to get a good image of
as it was visiting White Blossom Sweet Clover flowers & interacting with other species doing the same! Always several twigs & flowers in between!

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