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Sand Wasp

Stictiella sp.

Description:

Not completely sure on the id, but this seemed closest. A smooth black and white bee with bluish eyes. About an inch long.

Habitat:

forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

BugEric
BugEric 9 years ago
Sand wasp (male)
Stictiella sp. Genus Stictiella - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

BlueAppaloosa
BlueAppaloosa 9 years ago

Thanks! As we can see, I'm not so great with insects.

BugEric
BugEric 9 years ago

Hm-m-m, might be female after all, hard to tell. Also difficult to be absolutely positive about the genus, but definitely a wasp, not a bee.

HayleyBoBailey
HayleyBoBailey 9 years ago

Nice!

BlueAppaloosa
Spotted by
BlueAppaloosa

Colorado, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2014
Submitted on Mar 15, 2015

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