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Palmodes praestans - female
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Palmodes praestans - Female
Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
May 19, 2020
Wasp was in the process of clearing out its burrow, repeatedly backing out while dragging out rocks and kicking out sand. Palmodes praestans; identified by susanna_h, wasp specialist at iNaturalist.

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Palmodes praestans - female Palmodes praestans wasp with burrow - Palmodes praestans - female
Contributed by David Batchelor on 21 May, 2020 - 5:09am
Last updated 28 June, 2020 - 4:56pm

Moved
Moved from Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae.
… David Batchelor, 28 June, 2020 - 4:56pm

 
OK
Wow, she sure fooled me. Now we know why she has such hairy legs. I updated the "See Also" sections for these two species.
… Bob Biagi, 28 June, 2020 - 5:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 21 May, 2020 - 12:46pm

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