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Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)
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Copyright © 2012
David Illig
Sphex pensylvanicus? -
Chalybion californicum
Gambrills, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
August 9, 2012
Size: body 2cm, wingspan 3cm
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Contributed by
David Illig
on 9 August, 2012 - 7:28pm
Last updated 15 November, 2012 - 8:30pm
Maryland Biodiversity Project
Photo and record added to MBP: http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=13234. First Anne Arundel Co. record.
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Nancy Magnusson
, 30 January, 2014 - 8:44am
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John S. Ascher
, 15 November, 2012 - 8:30pm
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Not chlorion
Looks more like chalybion than chlorion to me. The plump abdomen, small head, and smooth looking legs all suggest chalybion.
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k jkh
, 1 November, 2012 - 11:11am
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magnificent pics
you'll get a name soon
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v belov
, 16 August, 2012 - 8:47pm
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v belov
, 16 August, 2012 - 8:46pm
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sphecidea
looks like a blue mud dauber Chalybion californicum or a chlorion sp. maybe.
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Efram Goldberg
, 9 August, 2012 - 7:54pm
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Re: sphecidea
Thanks for taking time to reply. Looks like you are right.
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David Illig
, 10 August, 2012 - 1:38pm
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