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Paper wasp - Poecilopompilus algidus
Copyright © 2012 Mark H Brown

Paper wasp - Poecilopompilus algidus
Pawnee National Grasslands, Weld County, Colorado, USA
July 27, 2012
Size: 1.8 cm

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Paper wasp - Poecilopompilus algidus Paper wasp - Poecilopompilus algidus
Contributed by Mark H Brown on 23 August, 2012 - 12:01pm
Last updated 18 December, 2020 - 3:05pm

Moved
Moved from Poecilopompilus.
… Matthias Buck, 18 December, 2020 - 3:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 29 August, 2012 - 10:10am

No...
but a very convincing mimic. This is Poecilopompilus.
… Nick Fensler, 24 August, 2012 - 6:00am

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