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Wasp - Pepsis mildei - female
Copyright © 2013 Richard Pingarron

Wasp - Pepsis mildei - Female
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 11, 2013
Size: 3 inches
I found this insect climbing my tomato plant and I thought it was a Mantis I had put out a few month's ago. I picked it up and it stung me twice. At first I thought it had bitten me. It was pretty painful. Does anyone know what type of wasp this is? I've never seen this one before. I commonly have small yellow wasp's in my yard.
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Contributed by Richard Pingarron on 12 September, 2013 - 12:44am
Last updated 26 February, 2017 - 2:03pm

Moved
Moved from Pepsini.

Abdomen with a stinger = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 26 February, 2017 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pepsinae.
… John S. Ascher, 28 March, 2014 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

Looks like the tarantula hawk Pepsis mildei.
It's the only one with orange antennae. Reported to have a very painful sting, but I have had only amicable relations with them.
… Ron Hemberger, 12 September, 2013 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Nice image, sorry about the stings! This is a Spider wasp; the subfamily is Pepsinae. I have moved it to the subfamily Pepsinae.
… Stephen_WV, 12 September, 2013 - 6:31am login or register to post comments

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