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sand wasp - Bembix americana
Copyright © 2005 Robin McLeod

sand wasp - Bembix americana
Inverhuron Provincial Park, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
August 11, 2005
Size: about 12 mm
Digging in a dune near the shore of Lake Huron. Looks similar to the Bembix images in the Guide.

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sand wasp - Bembix americana sand wasp - Bembix americana
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 9 September, 2005 - 9:01pm
Last updated 20 October, 2006 - 12:00am

Thanks, John
Both images moved from Bembix to subspecies page.
… Robin McLeod, 20 October, 2006 - 12:00am

Bembix americana spinolae
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… John S. Ascher, 19 October, 2006 - 11:14pm

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