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Eumenes verticalis
Photo#839875
Copyright © 2013
Ron Hemberger
Wasp for ID -
Eumenes verticalis
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Silverado Canyon, Orange County, California, USA
September 10, 2013
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Contributed by
Ron Hemberger
on 10 September, 2013 - 9:46pm
Last updated 11 September, 2013 - 4:02pm
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Ron Hemberger
, 10 September, 2013 - 10:48pm
I would say Eumenes verticalis...
Based on color pattern on T2 and presence of two comma-shaped yellow spots on mesoscutum. Male specimens are almost always less typical, hence more difficult to tell apart, than females.
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Richard Vernier
, 10 September, 2013 - 10:40pm
Thanks, Richard. Fast and informative!
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Ron Hemberger
, 10 September, 2013 - 10:47pm
Gender
So is this a female?
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Peter Bryant
, 11 September, 2013 - 11:22am
Nope
This is a male specimen, as indicated by the hooked antennae.
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Richard Vernier
, 11 September, 2013 - 1:11pm
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 10 September, 2013 - 9:50pm
Thanks, Ken.
Hope it goes farther.
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Ron Hemberger
, 10 September, 2013 - 10:03pm