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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea sans Anthophila – Apoid Wasps » Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies (Crabronidae) » Astatinae » Astata
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Silver Wasp - Astata - male
Copyright © 2008 Robert Lord Zimlich

Silver Wasp - Astata - Male
Daphne (Village Point Preserve), Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
October 9, 2008
I was more interested in getting a good shot of a Painted Lady to spend much time on this rather stocky-bodied, metallic looking wasp. I really don't have much information in this photo for me to ID. I'm equally confident that there is enought info for you wasp specialist to ID. Without further ado, if you please? Thank you.
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 10 October, 2008 - 7:39am
Last updated 2 September, 2009 - 11:51pm

Male Astata sp.
No question, this is a male Astata sp., family Crabronidae. The holoptic eyes are diagnostic for this subfamily. Males are territorial, perching on a high point and dashing out at warp speed to intercept passing females or rival males, then returning.
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You The Man
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