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Photo#594646
NM Wasp - Pepsis pallidolimbata

NM Wasp - Pepsis pallidolimbata
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge east of Roswell., Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
August 27, 2008
Size: Ca 4 cm
Spider wasp nectaring on Asclepias subverticillata; elevation 4,020 ft. A good pollinator. Notice the orange milkweed pollen sacks (pollinia) on the tarsi.

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Very nice picture!

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