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Hymenoptera-Vespoidea - Notocyphus dorsalis
Copyright © 2010 Doug Danforth

Hymenoptera-Vespoidea - Notocyphus dorsalis
Red Rock Canyon east of Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 9, 2008
sipping nectar on Acacia angustisima in canyon at 4500'
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Contributed by Doug Danforth on 25 October, 2010 - 8:21pm
Last updated 18 October, 2023 - 5:11pm

Moved
Moved from Notocyphus dorsalis.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 18 October, 2023 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

Thanks for the confirmation, Nick.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 October, 2010 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Wait for the wasp experts, but
take a look at Notocyphus dorsalis:



Might be something in that neighborhood, at any rate.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 October, 2010 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
No, you nailed it Ken...
there is only one distinctive species in the genus Notocyphus in North America...N. dorsalis.
… Nick Fensler, 28 October, 2010 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ken
It really looks like a good match
… Doug Danforth, 25 October, 2010 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

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