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Philanthus sanbornii
About 15-18 millimeters + in body length, colored as shown. Large species for the genus.
Several of these wasps were sipping nectar from a lone, blooming saltcedar tree (Tamarix sp.) in a vast open field of heavily degraded shortgrass prairie with sunflower, yucca, prickly-pear cacti, and scattered elm trees.
Spotted on Jun 12, 2012
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014
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