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Eastern cicada killer

Sphecius speciosus

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Description:

Cicada killing wasp

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Eastern cicada killer
Sphecius speciosus Species Sphecius speciosus - Eastern Cicada Killer - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

Fred Dunlavey
Fred Dunlavey 11 years ago

It looks like a cicada killing wasp, though I'm not sure what the scientific name is.

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

A beauty! I would switch the picture positions.

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VickiMitchellMcGlocklin
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VickiMitchellMcGlocklin

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2012
Submitted on Aug 18, 2012

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