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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Symmorphus

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Copyright © 2011 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Small yellow and black wasp - Symmorphus

Soquel, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
May 11, 2011

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Small yellow and black wasp - Symmorphus

Small yellow and black wasp - Symmorphus

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 30 May, 2011 - 1:29am
Last updated 2 July, 2012 - 11:47pm

Moved

Moved from Potter and Mason Wasps.

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 2 July, 2012 - 11:47pm

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Symmorphus sp. - female

Special color pattern on T1 and T2 is unlike any of the three widespread Eastern species. Could well be new for BG.

… Richard Vernier, 2 July, 2012 - 10:35pm

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Thanks, Richard!

BTW- Natalie McNear submitted a photo of this Symmorphus wasp:

. It is not ID'd to species, but it is also from California. The location of her wasp was only 30 or 40 miles north.

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 2 July, 2012 - 11:46pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John S. Ascher, 30 May, 2011 - 7:07am

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It appears you were on the right track Scott

I haven't seen one with that curly bracket shape where the black and yellow meet on the dorsal side of the abdomen.

Thanks for the ID help, Dr. Ascher!

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 30 May, 2011 - 11:40pm

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I was

pleasantly surprised when I was right.

I've got 2 in my collection so far, from 2 and 3 years ago. the body and antenna appeared the same from my memory, much different then the other wasps.

I'm thinking of putting together a bug walk/photo shoot at Big Basin. Interested? Mail me off group and we can pick a date. I think I can name the orders......

… Scott Peden, 31 May, 2011 - 12:55am

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I know

probably enough to make a wrong guess.

Potter Wasp?

… Scott Peden, 30 May, 2011 - 1:35am

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