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Crabro Wasp - Larropsis distincta
Copyright © 2006 Jackie

Crabro Wasp - Larropsis distincta
Essex, Ontario, Canada
Size: About 10 mm
I'm guessing Tachysphex species?
Contributed by Jackie on 29 July, 2006 - 7:16pm
Last updated 11 August, 2006 - 12:25pm

Larropsis distincta
Probably Larropsis distincta (only species of the genus recorded from eastern Canada). It is like a large Tachysphex but is on the wing later than most Tachysphex and hunts crickets (not grasshoppers).
… Matthias Buck, 10 August, 2006 - 4:47pm

Possibly.
Tachysphex are usually pretty tiny, even smaller than this. Certainly this is in the same subfamily (Larrinae), and I'd move it to that guide page. Thank you.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 August, 2006 - 6:43pm

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