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Ammophila procera - Ammophila nigricans
Copyright © 2023 Ilse Gebhard

Ammophila procera - Ammophila nigricans
Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
August 27, 2023
Size: 1 inch
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Contributed by Ilse Gebhard on 27 August, 2023 - 5:23pm
Last updated 27 August, 2023 - 6:59pm

Moved
Moved from Ammophila.

I hate it when that happens. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 August, 2023 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
:)
Just seconds apart, it seems.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 27 August, 2023 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ammophila nigricans.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 August, 2023 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Ammophila procera - Ammophila nigricans
So can you tell which of the two it is?
Ilse Gebhard
… Ilse Gebhard, 28 August, 2023 - 4:24am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Jonathan placed it in nigricans. See his comment below.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2023 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Note the lack of silvery pubescence on the body and darker wings.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 27 August, 2023 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

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