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Big, slow, clumsy WASP? - Cimbex americanus - female
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Big, slow, clumsy WASP? - Cimbex americanus - Female
Clearwater, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada
May 31, 2013
Size: 3cm
Found him hanging upsidedown on a blade of grass. It is very slow moving, way bigger than your average wasp, and I haven't seen it fly yet.
Contributed by cruiserdog on 1 June, 2013 - 12:48am
Last updated 31 May, 2014 - 9:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 3 June, 2013 - 8:19pm

Elm Sawfly (female)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 1 June, 2013 - 1:17am

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