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Copyright © 2011 sam ekker

Wasp? - Pygodasis quadrimaculata -

New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, USA
September 22, 2011
Size: 25mm approx

The closest I could find is a Mammoth wasp but this is Florida not Italy

Contributed by sam ekker on 8 November, 2011 - 6:26am
Last updated 8 November, 2011 - 10:32am

thanks

Thanks guys, if I had realized the common names I would not have bothered you

… sam ekker, 8 November, 2011 - 2:16pm

No problem at all!

Very happy to help, Sam. Sorry if my post was a bit robotic. I've been trying to catch up with all the wasp images that have been posted over the past few months.

I'll update the Scoliidae guide page with those common names. Mammoth wasp is definitely a European name and rarely used in the Americas. Scarab hawk/hunter isn't often used.

Keep the wasp photos coming!

… George Waldren, 8 November, 2011 - 2:37pm

Campsomeris quadrimaculata, female

Mammoth wasps/flower wasps/scarab hunters/scarab hawks = Scoliidae

Moved from ID Request.

… George Waldren, 8 November, 2011 - 10:31am

It is in the family Scoliidae

It is in the family Scoliidae

… joeswilson, 8 November, 2011 - 8:33am

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