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Psorthaspis mariae
Copyright © 2009 Rich Kelly

Psorthaspis mariae
Tarkiln Brook, Peaslee WMA, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
August 8, 2009
Size: 12 mm +/-
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 9 August, 2009 - 12:30pm
Last updated 10 June, 2016 - 4:21am

Moved
Moved from Psorthaspis.
… Nick Fensler, 9 June, 2016 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for sticking with this
Thanks for sticking with this.
… Rich Kelly, 10 June, 2016 - 4:22am login or register to post comments

Psorthaspis...
sanguinea or mariae. I can't tell if the wings are banded. The coloration of the wings looks more uniform so I'm leaning toward P. sanguinea. Both species are eastern.
… Nick Fensler, 12 August, 2009 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. This thing was a rea
Thanks. This thing was a real runner, and I really only saw it through the camera viewfinder. Lucky I got one shot in focus.
… Rich Kelly, 12 August, 2009 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2009 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Very cool.
Spider wasp in the genus Psorthaspis. Not terribly common.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 August, 2009 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. "Very cool" slightly
Thanks. "Very cool" slightly mitigates the nymphal tick bites all over my ankles.
… Rich Kelly, 10 August, 2009 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

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