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Scoliid ? - Pygodasis quadrimaculata
Copyright © 2005 Machele White

Scoliid ? - Pygodasis quadrimaculata
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
August 3, 2005
These guys are pretty big, over an inch, but I didn't get to measure it. I get alot of these in June and July, not many now. I was guessing Scoliid due to markings, but any help is appreciated.
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Contributed by Machele White on 8 August, 2005 - 10:59am
Last updated 4 March, 2012 - 12:23pm

Yes.
Congratulations on the ID:-) There are so many scoliid species in the southeast that I am not familiar with. Sorry I can't give you a genus or species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 August, 2005 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for confirming.
… Machele White, 8 August, 2005 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
Compare NC wasp, Campsomeris quadrimaculata?
This looks similar to the large wasp Lynette in North Carolina thinks might be Campsomeris quadrimaculata:



A tough group. Maybe we should make some non-taxonomic categories for them, such as "cf. Campsomeris quadrimaculata" for the real big (20-30 mm) wasps with four big spots on the abdomen. There are some other possible categories for smaller Scoliids.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 8 August, 2005 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Tough,yes.
I am going to put a couple more photo's up of different one's.
… Machele White, 9 August, 2005 - 4:12am login or register to post comments

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