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Mason Wasp - Ancistrocerus adiabatus - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Mason Wasp - Ancistrocerus adiabatus - Female
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 24, 2005
Size: 7mm
Contributed by tom murray on 25 August, 2005 - 10:23pm
Last updated 15 November, 2006 - 10:08pm

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Thanks for the species id Matthias!
… tom murray, 15 November, 2006 - 10:08pm

Ancistrocerus adiabatus, female (MA)
A very nice picture of this common species.
… Matthias Buck, 15 November, 2006 - 4:46pm

Yes, Eumeninae.
Yes, this is a mason wasp, probably a species of Ancistrocerus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 August, 2005 - 11:56am

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