Is this wasp Prionyx? No - Sphex lucae

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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 » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Sphecinae » Sphecini » Sphex » Sphex (Fernaldina) lucae (Sphex lucae)

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Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Is this wasp Prionyx? No - Sphex lucae -

Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, California, USA
May 24, 2009

Trying to demonstrate the beauty of wasps, I showed my wife this shot. "I'd swat it," she said.

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Is this wasp Prionyx? No - Sphex lucae - female

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 25 May, 2009 - 12:30am
Last updated 25 May, 2009 - 11:59am

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