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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 » Thread-waisted Wasps (Sphecidae) » Sceliphrinae » Mud-dauber Wasps (Sceliphrini) » Black Mud-dauber Wasps (Sceliphron) » Clayman's Mud Dauber Wasp (Sceliphron assimile)
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Laredo, TX wasp - Sceliphron assimile - female
Copyright © 2010 Wisconsin Oecanthinancy

Laredo, TX wasp - Sceliphron assimile - Female
Casa Blanca Lake HQ bldg, Webb County, Texas, USA
August 21, 2010
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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 23 August, 2010 - 5:51am
Last updated 1 January, 2012 - 8:52am

Sceliphron assimile
Excellent find, Nancy! At long last, these are the first images of this species on BG, found only in south Texas in the US.

As Ken pointed out, females of this species are separated from S. caementarium by the nearly entirely black hind legs.

Moved from Sceliphron.
… George Waldren, 4 August, 2011 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
I only know tree crickets, thus had no idea this might be unusual. The only reason I take wasp photos is for Vespula V. since he's as into wasps as I am into tree crickets!

Given she was smack dab on the front side of the state park HQ building, I imagine there are many more in the Laredo area.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 4 August, 2011 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 24 August, 2010 - 12:45am login or register to post comments

Looks like
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium):



(Although none of those in the Guide seem to have completely dark hind legs.)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 August, 2010 - 6:30am login or register to post comments

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