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Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis thisbe

Photo by LuisStevens
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22.0099, -101.093

Field Notes

Description:

Blue wasp, wings red with a black contour. About 4 cm long.

Habitat:

Oak forest.

Reference Links:

Tarantula Hawk #1 For ID - Pepsis thisbe - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
Tiz
Fantastic pictures! Very clear.
LuisStevens
Thank you Jellis , sorry about the name. Thank you Sachin.
Jellis
There other subspecies if you want to look it up http://bugguide.net/node/view/3921
Jellis
It's actually Janet it but everyone calls me jellis (jealous).
LuisStevens
Thank you Jill for the ID, now it is updated.
LuisStevens
Thank you Jill for the suggestion. It is very similar to your spotting, this one has a black contour in the wings.
Jellis
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/26455021

Spotted for Missions

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El Color Rojo
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Flora y Fauna de San Luis Potosí

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PublishedJune 14, 2013

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