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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) » Ammophilinae » Eremnophila » Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)
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Mating Thread-waisted Wasps - Eremnophila aureonotata
Copyright © 2006 Steven A. Bailey

Mating Thread-waisted Wasps - Eremnophila aureonotata
Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA
September 11, 2005
Originaly when I took this photo I thought they were bald faced wasps, but I know only enough about bugs to be truly dangerous. Please help me give my 7 year old an accurate identification. Thank You.
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Contributed by Steven A. Bailey on 12 June, 2006 - 2:10pm
Last updated 17 June, 2006 - 5:55pm

Eremnophila aureonotata
YEs this is a specid wasp, Eremnophila aureonotata, they are harmless and would not sting. Beautiful and graceful wasps! They hunt caterpillars to provide their larvae with food and they are great in finding their nest again, which is just a single chamber in loose soil.
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Martin
… Martin Hauser, 12 June, 2006 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

Looks Sphecid
And may be Eremnophila.
… Herschel Raney, 12 June, 2006 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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