Ant-mimic thread-waisted wasp - Ammophila wrightii

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Copyright © 2012 Eric R. Eaton

Ant-mimic thread-waisted wasp - Ammophila wrightii

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson Mountain Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 26, 2010
Size: ~20 mm

Nectaring on burroweed.

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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 24 June, 2012 - 4:30pm
Last updated 14 January, 2013 - 8:01pm

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