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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 » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Ammophilinae » Ammophila » Ammophila procera
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Thread-waisted wasp - Ammophila procera - female
Copyright © 2019 John Ross

Thread-waisted wasp - Ammophila procera - Female
Minuteman Historical National Park, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 20, 2019
I assume this is Ammophila sp. I also assume identification to species is not possible... I also guess this is a female, judging by the fact that it seemed intent to dig in the sand- maybe looking for a spot for a burrow?
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Contributed by John Ross on 21 July, 2019 - 11:06am
Last updated 22 July, 2019 - 2:44pm

Moved
Moved from Thread-waisted Wasps.

Note, she has uniformly tinted wings, red color on the abdomen, silver side stripes on the thorax and heavy ridges on the front of the thorax. (scutum/pronotum)
… Bob Biagi, 22 July, 2019 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks very much for the placement Bob, I especially appreciate your corresponding explanation.
… John Ross, 22 July, 2019 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

Female
10 flagellomeres = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 22 July, 2019 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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