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Orange abdomen Wasp - Sphex ashmeadi - female
Copyright © 2012 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Orange abdomen Wasp - Sphex ashmeadi - Female
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
June 21, 2012
Fairly common wasp, often on the ground in garden; Sonoran desert scrub area, elev 2800 feet
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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 22 June, 2012 - 12:48pm
Last updated 20 July, 2012 - 8:16am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 July, 2012 - 8:16am login or register to post comments

Nice find.
I found them only sparingly in the Tucson area....
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 July, 2012 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

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