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Scolia hirta, Dolchwespe

scolia hirta

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Field Notes

Description:

about the size of a yellow jacket, whole insect black with 2 yellow stripes on the tail.
The second picture shows the same sp. Picture took a week later than the first one.

Habitat:

garden

Notes:

@ monkey mind

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
finally ID´d Scolia sp. - once again seems to be rare. It is a parasitic living wasp (on ladybug laervae and Scarabaeidae larvae)

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Pannonian wildelife
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Hymenoptera of the world -- bees, ants and all their friends

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PublishedJuly 29, 2011

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