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Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)
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Matthew Zito
Blue Wasp -
Chalybion californicum
H.M. Levitz Memorial Park, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 14, 2014
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Contributed by
Matthew Zito
on 19 August, 2014 - 4:33pm
Last updated 10 September, 2014 - 7:41am
Moved
Moved from
Thread-waisted Wasps
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John S. Ascher
, 10 September, 2014 - 7:41am
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Moved
Moved from
Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
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John S. Ascher
, 20 August, 2014 - 9:12pm
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Matthew Zito
, 20 August, 2014 - 7:10pm
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Near pond.
Near pond.
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Matthew Zito
, 19 August, 2014 - 4:34pm
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I'm not an expert
but that looks like a Great Black Wasp to me.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/5530
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Pam Phillips
, 19 August, 2014 - 6:37pm
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no
not black!
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John S. Ascher
, 19 August, 2014 - 6:41pm
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I've seen that species before
I've seen that species before, and this was much smaller.
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Matthew Zito
, 19 August, 2014 - 7:28pm
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Maybe Chalybion californicum?
Maybe Chalybion californicum? Or something similar?
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Matthew Zito
, 19 August, 2014 - 7:31pm
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