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Bee-Like large insect - Pygodasis quadrimaculata
Copyright © 2014 Rose C V Dickerson

Bee-Like large insect - Pygodasis quadrimaculata
Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
July 27, 2014
Size: 2 inches

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Contributed by Rose C V Dickerson on 27 July, 2014 - 12:34pm
Last updated 27 July, 2014 - 1:40pm

Female!
Rose, if you compare your wasp's images to the male's, you can see that he has much longer antennae. Wow, they are both very big in overall size!
Also, he has lighter hair coloring and a few more, smaller yellow spots:
Florida - ♂ What do you think? Thanks
… Bob Biagi, 28 September, 2015 - 2:02pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 July, 2014 - 1:40pm

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