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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies (Pompiloidea) » Club-horned Wasps (Sapygidae) » Sapyginae » Sapyga » Sapyga angustata
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Sapygid with mouthparts extended - Sapyga angustata - male
Copyright © 2012 Aaron Schusteff

Sapygid with mouthparts extended - Sapyga angustata - Male
Off Sawmill Rd, Sequoia National Forest, Kern County, California, USA
May 31, 2012
Lapping exudate from a flower of the (uncommon) "pine fritillary" (Fritillaria pinetorum), growing in the shade of a montane coniferous forest.

My guess is this is Sapyga angustata, or a closely related species. The overall shape and color pattern are very similar to that of Harsi's post below:

...though the head here seems a bit more elongate, and the pubescence appears lighter...though that could be due, at least partially, to my using strong flash here.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 20 June, 2012 - 2:48am
Last updated 7 September, 2012 - 12:29am

Moved
Moved from Sapygid Wasps.
… Aaron Schusteff, 7 September, 2012 - 12:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.
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