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Potter Wasp

Vespidae

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Description:

Potter wasp carrying paralyzed caterpillar to its nest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 7 years ago

Potter Wasp

Oreumenoides edwardsii http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/viewFile/2426/3456/6524

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8 Comments

Zlatan Celebic 5 years ago

Wow! Great shot

arlanda 7 years ago

Impressive!

bayucca 7 years ago

If you agree I would like to ask some facebook wasp experts to verify. OK?

KarthiKeyanS 7 years ago

Thank you Bayucca for id help...

bayucca 7 years ago

Excellent spotting!!

bayucca 7 years ago

Vespidae, Eumeninae, looks like being Oreumenoides edwardsii. Please, verify yourself!! I am not an expert in wasps!
Best match, see page 255, picture #13!!
http://www.researchtrend.net/jnbr/VOL%20...
Image #28 here:
http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT...

Diaz José Miguel 7 years ago

Great action shot!

Pradeep Kumar 7 years ago

Superb shot Karthi!

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KarthiKeyanS

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Jun 7, 2016
Submitted on Jun 7, 2016

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