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Sphex lucae
Roughly 22-25 millimeters in body length, all black with violet reflections on the wings.
This was one of several alert, wary specimens taking nectar from a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in a vast open field of degraded shortgrass prairie with sunflower, yucca, and scattered elm trees.
The females are larger, and black with a red abdomen.
Spotted on Jun 13, 2012
Submitted on Jan 11, 2014
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