Tarantula Hawk

Hemipepsis ustulata

Large wasp at maybe 5 cm. Black body with orange(ish) colored wings. Seemed aggressive and appeared to be guarding this section of railing.

Few hundred feet about the Rio Grande river on the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Pictures were taken with only natural light so reflections are different

Paul Davis 9 years ago

Pepsis sp

BugEric 9 years ago

Hemipepsis ustulata Bug Eric: Wasp Wednesay: Hemipepsis ustulata

LuckyLogan 9 years ago

Thanks for all your help, Eric!

BugEric 9 years ago

Lack of any bluish reflections pretty much rules out Pepsis spp.

Spotted by
LuckyLogan

Spotted on Aug 12, 2014
Submitted on Aug 13, 2014