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Wasp - Euodynerus castigatus - male

Wasp - Euodynerus castigatus - Male
Ivanhoe Dune & Swale Preserve, Lake County, Indiana, USA
June 14, 2009

Euodynerus castigatus castigatus, male (IN)
Moved from Euodynerus hidalgo boreoorientalis. Congratulations, the first shot of this subspecies! E. hidalgo has a yellow metanotum and no yellow spots on the scutellum. Furthermore the apical reflex of tergum 2 is transparent (not yellow). E. auranus is very similar but the last flagellomere of the male is black (yellowish outside in castigatus).

Moved

Euodynerus hidalgo boreoorientalis - male
Congratulations for this breathtaking shot. Achillaea millefolium is a fairly good nectar source for solitary Vespids here in Western Europe too.

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