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Scolia bicincta
The Double-banded Scoliid is a member of the Family Scoliidae (Scoliid Wasps). Dark and hairy, medium-sized wasp. Two creamy white bands on abdomen. Perhaps this is mimicry of the Mason Wasp, Mondobia quadridens. Size is 21-25 mm.
Range is Eastern and central North America. Habitat is fields with flowers. Season is Late Summer: July-September, sometimes October (North Carolina). This one was photographed in an open area at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park near Augusta (Richmond County), GA.
Per BugGuide.net, it is no doubt a parasitoid of beetle larvae, as are other members of this genus.
Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013
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