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Spider Wasp - Episyron quinquenotatus
Copyright © 2005 Joel Kits

Spider Wasp - Episyron quinquenotatus
Mill Lake, east of Killarney, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
June 29, 2005
Size: ~10mm
A spider wasp, I believe. It was dragging a large orb weaver (I think) along, but I couldn't get a clear shot of it with its prey.
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Contributed by Joel Kits on 9 August, 2005 - 7:18pm
Last updated 20 July, 2007 - 12:47pm

Moved
Moved from Episyron.
… Nick Fensler, 20 July, 2007 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

Episyron quinquenotatus quinquenotatus
female, of course.
… Nick Fensler, 20 July, 2007 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

Episyron sp.
Very nice image of a spider wasp in the genus Episyron. The white spots are pretty distinctive for the genus, though the number of spots varies from specimen to specimen even within a single species. Some are totally black, in fact. These wasps can be quite common in sandy habitats. They prey on orb weavers.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2005 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the ID, Eric. I've moved my photo and Tom's (1) into a guide page for the genus.
… Joel Kits, 10 August, 2005 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

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