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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 » Tachytes » Tachytes distinctus
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which wasp ? - Tachytes distinctus - female
Copyright © 2010 Beth Sands

which wasp ? - Tachytes distinctus - Female
Livermore , Altamont creek, Alameda County, California, USA
June 25, 2010
Size: 1"
I have not seen many of this kind of unique wasp that reminds me of a Sand Wasp with it's green eyes . Thanks for any comments , sincerely Beth

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which wasp ? - Tachytes distinctus - female which wasp ? - Tachytes distinctus - female
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 27 June, 2010 - 12:23pm
Last updated 16 February, 2017 - 9:49am

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… Bob Biagi, 16 February, 2017 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

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… John S. Ascher, 28 June, 2010 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

Looks a lot like my Tachytes , but I'm no expert.

Mine was solo amid a group of green-eyed bees that were looking for burrowing bees to parasitize. In my case, the wasp was fairly easy to shoot, plunking down on the asphalt trail from time to time, though not staying put very long. I have no idea why the wasp was on the scene.
… Ron Hemberger, 27 June, 2010 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

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