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Wasp. ?
Copyright © 2019 David Thornburg

Wasp. ?
Cottonwood. 34.688316 -112.051444 Elevation 3060 ft, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
September 20, 2019
Size: about 20mm
Attracted to porch light. Most likely a wasp due to antenna and size.

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Contributed by David Thornburg on 20 September, 2019 - 2:12pm
Last updated 11 November, 2020 - 12:41pm

Moved
Moved from nocturnal Sphaeropthalminae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 11 November, 2020 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 6 July, 2020 - 7:14am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Zuparko, 22 September, 2019 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Male Mutillidae?
Strikes me as a male mutillid.
… Tyler Hedlund, 20 September, 2019 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
I think see the "felt line" on the side ...
... of the metasoma, so I agree with this det. and am moving it to the Mutillidae page.
… Bob Zuparko, 22 September, 2019 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

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