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Very Large Wasp - Vespa crabro
Copyright © 2008 entangled

Very Large Wasp - Vespa crabro
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
May 26, 2008
As this flew by, I first thought it was a clearwing moth. The size was similar to a snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis).
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Contributed by entangled on 27 May, 2008 - 3:44pm
Last updated 28 May, 2008 - 8:01pm

European hornet.
This is a specimen of the European hornet, Vespa crabro, our only true hornet (bald-faced "hornet" is a large yellowjacket), and originally from overseas as the name indicates.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 May, 2008 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Vespa
Thanks, Eric. I think it was the same day I took that photo when my spouse told me he'd just read that the Vespa motorscooter was named for a wasp.
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