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Potter wasp - Hoplisoides

Potter wasp - Hoplisoides
Cooper City, Florida, USA
February 1, 2013
Please can you confirm if this is indeed a Black and Yellow Potter Wasp - Leptochilus republicanus. Thank you.

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Moved from ID Request.

Doesn't look like Leptochilus to me...
I'm not even sure it's a potter wasp (Eumeninae). It almost reminds me more of something in Gorytina:



But I could be way off--so hold on to see what the experts have to say.

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Yes, it's a Hoplisoides
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Hoplisoides
Thanks for the ID, John. Much appreciated.

 
Potter wasp
Thanks. Ken; I will wait to see what suggestions are available from the experts.

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