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Scoliid Wasp

Scoliidae

Description:

about 1.5 to 2.0 cm long, hairy, white spots on its abdomen, heavy antennae.

Habitat:

Garden.

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1 Comment

gratography
gratography 4 years ago

Nice picture. It looks like the double-banded scoliid wasp.

https://greennature.com/wasps/

Some of the Scoliid wasps can grow to two inches in length, making them very easy to spot as the fly around the lawn.

There's little to worry about with them. Normally they are looking for grubs in the soil.

CEJ
Spotted by
CEJ

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Aug 7, 2019
Submitted on Aug 7, 2019

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