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6011686 Sphecid wasp - Sphex pensylvanicus
Copyright © 2006 Rob Curtis

6011686 Sphecid wasp - Sphex pensylvanicus
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 14, 2006
Size: ~1.3"
Contributed by Rob Curtis on 3 October, 2006 - 6:59pm
Last updated 14 October, 2006 - 9:06am

Sphex pennsylvanica
The "great black wasp," Sphex pennsylvanica.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 October, 2006 - 7:55pm

 
Sphex pensylvanica
one "s"
… John S. Ascher, 3 October, 2006 - 10:31pm

 
One "n"?
One "n"?
… Rob Curtis, 4 October, 2006 - 7:36am

 
Thanks Eric. Are they quite
Thanks Eric.
Are they quite variable in size. In another location they all seem to be almost 2" long.
… Rob Curtis, 3 October, 2006 - 7:57pm

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