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unknown wasp - Pepsis
Copyright © 2012 Gary McDonald

unknown wasp - Pepsis
Willow Springs, San Benito County, California, USA
July 13, 2012
Size: ~3cm length.
Found on Asclepias fascicularis growing around a spring on our property; there were scores of these guys on the Milkweed.
Contributed by Gary McDonald on 15 July, 2012 - 6:35pm
Last updated 19 April, 2017 - 10:07am

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 9 September, 2012 - 10:13pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Guessing Pepsis. The experts will be able to say for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 July, 2012 - 7:29pm

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