Bee or Wasp? - Pachodynerus erynnis

Moved

… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2007 - 6:12pm

Pachodynerus erynnis, male (FL)

Looks very much like a male of this species. Some Euodynerus are similar.

… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2007 - 6:11pm

Potter Wasp

I have been trying to photograph these for quite some time, and they are always too skittish to capture. Good shot!
Anyway, I believe it is a wasp, most likely a Eumenine potter wasp

So are you named after the famous Cuban/Scottish Yellow Fever researcher Carlos Finlay? If so that is cool (I study Medical Entomology).

-Sean McCann
You can see some more of my photos at triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 8 February, 2006 - 10:05pm

Should I move it

to Pachodynerus erynnis?
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 28 March, 2006 - 5:53am

Maybe. I was just using that as an example, and have no real skills with wasp species (Although our red-marked Zethus is definitely Z. slosssonae.
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 28 March, 2006 - 7:31am

Thank you

I don't know how I missed it in the guide. I'm brand new at this and find it very hard with id's but am hooked on it. Never heard of Carlos Finlay :-) till now.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 9 February, 2006 - 7:00am

off topic but.....

In your illinos bird pictures: first unknown is a rufous-sided towhee, middle pic, yes they are kingbirds, and pic 100_8353 is a female rose breasted grosbeak.

As for your 3 unidentified birds folder. Your sparrow looks like a lark sparrow or maybe a lincolns sparrow hard to tell being behind a branch, the second is a northern parula, and in the 3ed you have from the left: a forsters tern, ring billed gull, sandwich tern, and a laughing gull.

And your birdwatching florida folder: rose-breasted grosbeak, it looks remarkably like a black-headed grosbeak, only they are a primarily western species. Unless that picture was taken in califonia then it probably is a R-BR GB.
Hope that helps,
-Gehan Gehale

Ps. I've been studing birds for 20 years and just started insects this summer. If you have any other un id'd bird photos feel free to let me know. I love a good challenge..

… gehan gehale, 9 February, 2006 - 8:52am

off topic

Would you please email me? I have a bird question and your email is not listed. Thanks!
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 1 June, 2006 - 7:13am

Fantastic!

Thank you for your help. All birds taken in FL except for the IL birds.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/CarlaFinley

… Carla Finley, 9 February, 2006 - 10:11am