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Spider Wasp? - Priocnemis hestia
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Spider Wasp? - Priocnemis hestia
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 13, 2014

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Spider Wasp? - Priocnemis hestia Spider Wasp? - Priocnemis hestia
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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 20 August, 2014 - 11:33am
Last updated 23 August, 2014 - 6:36pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.

So much for wild speculation. :)

Cool to get a new species for the Guide, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 August, 2014 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

Dipogon, perhaps? (Not an ID; just wild speculation.)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 August, 2014 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Not with
those serrate hind tibiae. This is Priocnemis hestia. Note the very dark and distinct band across the basal vein of the anterior wing...this separates this species from the similar P. germana and P. scitula.
… Nick Fensler, 23 August, 2014 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

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