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Ammophila procera - Ammophila nigricans

Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
August 27, 2023
Size: 1 inch

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

:)

Just seconds apart, it seems.

… Jonathan Hoskins, 27 August, 2023 - 7:01pm

Moved

Moved from Ammophila nigricans.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 August, 2023 - 6:59pm

Ammophila procera - Ammophila nigricans

So can you tell which of the two it is?
Ilse Gebhard

… Ilse Gebhard, 28 August, 2023 - 4:24am

Yes

Jonathan placed it in nigricans. See his comment below.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2023 - 7:40am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

Note the lack of silvery pubescence on the body and darker wings.

… Jonathan Hoskins, 27 August, 2023 - 6:58pm

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