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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 » Square-headed Wasps, Sand Wasps, and Allies (Crabronidae) » Square-headed Wasps (Crabroninae) » Crabronini » Crabronina » Crabro
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5011828 - Crabro - male
Copyright © 2005 Rob Curtis

5011828 - Crabro - Male
Willow Springs, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 26, 2005
Size: ~3/4"
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 21 September, 2005 - 11:05pm
Last updated 19 November, 2005 - 3:44pm

Crabro
From the shield of the tibia, this is likely C. cribellifer.
… Herschel Raney, 24 January, 2007 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

male Crabro sp.
Nice image of a male Crabro sp., family Sphecidae, subfamily Crabroninae. Males of Crabro have those bizarre "shields" on the front tibia, used to cover the eyes of the female during mating. This does not blind her, but filters light in such a way that she recognizes the male as one of her own kind. That's the theory, anyway:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 September, 2005 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the genus and extr
Thanks for the genus and extra info. I had one from Alaska that had very noticable shields, but could not get close enough to the hyper active creature to get more than a fuzzy shot.
… Rob Curtis, 22 September, 2005 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

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