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Hymenoptera pollinator - Tennessee - Eumenes fraternus
Copyright © 2011 Elin Pierce

Hymenoptera pollinator - Tennessee - Eumenes fraternus
SHelby Forest, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
October 31, 2011
Size: 20mm approx
Our garden is in dense hardwood forest near the MS river. On a sunny day in late fall, there were many pollinators flying around the blooming mums. This one looks like a species of thread-waisted wasps, but I am only a beginning student observing insects...
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Contributed by Elin Pierce on 9 November, 2011 - 4:47pm
Last updated 9 November, 2011 - 6:01pm

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… John S. Ascher, 9 November, 2011 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Eumenes fraternus:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 November, 2011 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

 
You got it right on
I'm not used to thinking of wasps as pretty, but this one is quite elegant.
AND the name you both pinpointed- potter and mason wasps - how cool is that?
Thanks, John & Ken!
… Elin Pierce, 10 November, 2011 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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