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Pepsis grossa
Very large wasp, blue-black in color. In most parts of its range, this species has orange wings - the "xanthic" morph. In other places, individuals have black wings - the "melanic" form shown here.
This one was resting in the foliage of a cottonwood tree on the shore of an artificial lake in Fort Lowell Park, Tucson, Arizona.
Full story on this species is here: http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/11/wasp...
Spotted on Jul 17, 2010
Submitted on Dec 11, 2012
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