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Mystery wasp - Philanthus
Copyright © 2013 Iris

Mystery wasp - Philanthus
South Surrey, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
July 27, 2013
Size: 7 to 10 mm

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Contributed by Iris on 23 November, 2013 - 9:31am
Last updated 23 November, 2013 - 7:34pm

Philanthus multimaculatus
This looks like a female Philanthus multimaculatus. The small size narrows it down to only a few of the species found in BC and colouration is consistent with P. multimaculatus although it can be highly variable.

*edit* This is almost certainly P. pacificus. They are found in generally sandy areas throughout the lower mainland. I have seen many of them at Boundary Bay.
… Chris Ratzlaff, 26 November, 2013 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 23 November, 2013 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Square-headed wasp of some sort ?
A relative of -



Someone else may be able to ID it further.
… John Rosenfeld, 23 November, 2013 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

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