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Toltec Scoliid Wasp

Dielis tolteca

Description:

I love this one! A beautiful male Bee-mimicking Wasp. Yellow and black striped abdomen and light yellow, fuzzy thorax and face. The wings are dark and eyes are gray as seen in picture 3. Wing tips of Scoliid Wasps are distinctively corrugated. This is a male which has 4 bands on the abdomen.

Habitat:

Mustard flower at Lake Hodges. This species is found in the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

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4 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you Sachin

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice captures, lovely series,

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you Jeannette!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Lovely photos :)

Escondido, California, United States

Spotted on Mar 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012

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