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Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis thisbe

Photo by LuisStevens
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22.1015, -100.986

Field Notes

Description:

Tarantula Hawk wasp. Metallic blue body and red wings. Very hard to get the colors right because it was way above my head in the bush.

Habitat:

Flowering plant. Semi desert.

Reference Links:

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

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PublishedJuly 21, 2014

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