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Photo by HeidiBehr
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Field Notes

Description:

Bug on bug? Looked like dead cicada underneath.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Cicada Killer (female)

Sphecius speciosus

Reference Link
BugEric
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Comments (2)
BugEric
Wow, great spotting! Thanks so much for sharing!
John La Salle
Try the cicada killer Hymenoptera: Crabronidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius_speciosus

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PublishedSeptember 1, 2012

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