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Some sort of sand wasp? - Pseudomasaris coquilletti
Copyright © 2011 Mathesont

Some sort of sand wasp? - Pseudomasaris coquilletti
Prospector's Gap, Mount Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California, USA
June 9, 2011
Spent most of its time hovering an inch or so above the trail and when it did land it was only for a few seconds with the head down in the dirt
Contributed by Mathesont on 9 June, 2011 - 5:02pm
Last updated 11 September, 2014 - 8:42am

Moved
Moved from Pseudomasaris.
… John S. Ascher, 11 September, 2014 - 8:42am

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 16 June, 2011 - 8:57am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 15 June, 2011 - 9:04am

a Pollen wasp
Perhaps this one http://bugguide.net/node/view/55197/bgimage?
… screws, 9 June, 2011 - 5:17pm

 
Thanks much
I missed that ID by a mile.
… Mathesont, 9 June, 2011 - 5:25pm

 
No way...
they look really similar to me...but the swollen ends of the antennae gave it away!
… screws, 9 June, 2011 - 7:08pm

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