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Great Black Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful dark blue - black wasp. Suspect this is I. philadelphica but cannot confirm.

Habitat:

Buckwheat flowers in chaparral

Reference Links:

Species Sphex pensylvanicus - Great Black Wasp - BugGuide.Net

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Southern California Wildlife
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Hymenoptera of the world -- bees, ants and all their friends
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Wondrous Wasps of Southern California
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Living Wild in the Chaparral

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PublishedJune 6, 2014

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