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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)

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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