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Carin's Tarantula Hawk Wasp - Pepsis pallidolimbata - female
Copyright © 2014 sickraiderfan

Carin's Tarantula Hawk Wasp - Pepsis pallidolimbata - Female
Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA
July 19, 2014
Size: 1.5"
This wasp chased me around my kitchen.
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Contributed by sickraiderfan on 2 August, 2014 - 12:12am
Last updated 29 January, 2016 - 8:56am

Moved
Moved from Pepsini.

Definitely Pepsis from apically rounded marginal cell with tip separated from costal wing margin, and 1st recurrent vein meeting 2nd submarginal cell in apical 1/3 of its length.

Mostly pale wings with hyaline tips and no dark submarginal band indicates species pallidolimbata. Curled antennae w/ 10 flagellomeres implies this is a female.
… Aaron Schusteff, 9 October, 2015 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Female!
Sickraiderfan, she looks just like this female Pepsis pallidolimbata, from your state:
♀ Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 9 September, 2015 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 7 September, 2014 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 28 August, 2014 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

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