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Scoliid wasp

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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted on a Jamaican Cherry Tree flower. Size is about 25mm.

Habitat:

Found drinking nectar on flowers of Jamaican Cherry Tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Juan DiTrani
I think this is not a Yellow Jacket wasp (Vespidae), but a Scoliidae wasp. Take a look at this one http://www.opsu.edu/Academics/SciMathNurs/NaturalScience/PlantsInsectsOfGoodwell/scoliidae/image/br_201020m0404_016.jpg
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PublishedApril 14, 2014

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