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emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp

Ampulex sp

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Field Notes

Notes:

I saw him probing for something in the sand on the roadside.

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Comments (2)
bayucca
I am still not sure if this one really is an Ampulex sp., my comment is 1 year old, I am a little bit wiser today ;-)...
bayucca
Try once searching for Ampulex sp., but not Ampulex compressa. I know from Thailand that there are other Ampulex sp. Around, so why not in India?
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PublishedJuly 6, 2013

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