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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Potter and Mason Wasps (Eumeninae) » Eumenes » Eumenes verticalis
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Potter Wasp - Eumenes verticalis
Copyright © 2013 jeanne dammarell

Potter Wasp - Eumenes verticalis
Colbert, Spokane County, Washington, USA
August 5, 2013
At first glance I thought Potter Wasps would be among the easiest to identify, but I have had little success in trying to determine exactly who they are and I am impressed by how diverse they seem to be. This one is on Cilantro in our herb garden. Thanks!
Jeanne

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Potter Wasp - Eumenes verticalis Potter Wasp - Eumenes verticalis
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Contributed by jeanne dammarell on 27 November, 2013 - 10:15am
Last updated 23 December, 2013 - 2:45pm

Moved
Moved from Eumenes.
… Matthias Buck, 23 December, 2013 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent! Thanks for the ID
Excellent! Thanks for the ID to species. This is really exciting for me.
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 23 December, 2013 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 November, 2013 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Ken! Jeanne
Thank you, Ken!
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 27 November, 2013 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

Nice photo!
Genus Eumenes - similar to one of my submissioms:


One of the experts may know species.
… Jim Moore, 27 November, 2013 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jim! It does look lik
Thanks, Jim! It does look like the same genus. It helps a lot to have confirmation on the genus. So far I have quite an assortment titled 'Potter Wasp'.
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 27 November, 2013 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

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