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Field Notes

Description:

I am not certain what this is. Could be a Blue Mud Wasp, A Great Black Wasp or a Blue-Black Spider Wasp. Any ideas?

Habitat:

Suburban backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
iGo Sugiarto
Some kind Blue Winged Wasp. Im sorry cant Suggerst the ID, no reference.
John La Salle
Judging from the shape of the pronotum, I would say it is a spider wasp (Pompilidae). I realise that some of these characters aren't always that easy to recognise and see. Note that there are some pictorial keys to many of the insect families at http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies/ This is for Australia, but the major groups are found everywhere.

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PublishedJune 18, 2013

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