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Possibly Scolia dubia - Triscolia ardens
Copyright © 2008 Sally King

Possibly Scolia dubia - Triscolia ardens
Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, USA
August 24, 2008
Was on Doveweed. By checking this site, I think I may have identified it as Scolia dubia but not sure.
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Contributed by Sally King on 27 October, 2008 - 7:52am
Last updated 12 September, 2009 - 8:59pm

Moved
Moved from Scolia ardens.
… George Waldren, 12 September, 2009 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

Right genus, wrong species, t
Right genus, wrong species, this is Scolia ardens, it's a female.
… William Ericson, 27 October, 2008 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
It's amazing how much one can learn on this site.
… Sally King, 27 October, 2008 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Ya, I love this site, it real
Ya, I love this site, it really shows you that you have to use keys to get things ID correctly, there are some many species of insects that look exactly alike with only a few characteristics that define each one. However in this case, scolia is a small genus and easy to ID, only 25 species of Soliidae in the USA.
… William Ericson, 29 October, 2008 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

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