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Photo#258311
Moth-wasp mimic - Vitacea polistiformis

Moth-wasp mimic - Vitacea polistiformis
Archbold-Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
October 17, 2008
Angle showing more of the back, in case that can help with ID.

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Moved
Moved from Sesioidea.

ID
It is Vitacea polistiformis, the grape-root borer. The 3rd photo was important because it showed the pencil tufts on the end of the abdomen which are critical for positive identification.

 
Thank you
for identifying it for me Mr. Taft.

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