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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) » Larrini » Gastrosericina » Tachysphex » Tachysphex similis
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Blue eyed black and silver wasp - Tachysphex similis - female
Copyright © 2009 Tim Lethbridge

Blue eyed black and silver wasp - Tachysphex similis - Female
Lake Placid - Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida, USA
March 31, 2009
Size: 12mm roughly
I was not able to get a good profile shot on this wasp. I do have some other shots but they are from this basic top down angle. I can look for a particular feature in another shot if that would be helpful. Thanks.

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Blue eyed black and silver wasp - Tachysphex similis - female Blue eyed black and silver wasp - Tachysphex similis - female Blue eyed black and silver wasp - Tachysphex similis - female
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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 1 December, 2009 - 9:05pm
Last updated 22 September, 2015 - 8:28pm

Female!
Tim, she has 10 flagellomeres and a tarsal rake. = ♀
Thanks for posting her!
… Bob Biagi, 22 September, 2015 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Larrini.
… Matthias Buck, 7 December, 2009 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for narrowing this one down to species, Dr. Buck!
… Tim Lethbridge, 20 December, 2009 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tim Lethbridge, 2 December, 2009 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Larrini
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… John S. Ascher, 2 December, 2009 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
once again Dr Ascher.
… Tim Lethbridge, 2 December, 2009 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

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