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Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis thisbe

Description:

Blue wasp, wings red with a black contour. About 4 cm long.

Habitat:

Oak forest.

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9 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Tiz

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Fantastic pictures! Very clear.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Jellis , sorry about the name. Thank you Sachin.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

nice colors,

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

There other subspecies if you want to look it up
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3921

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

It's actually Janet it but everyone calls me jellis (jealous).

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Jill for the ID, now it is updated.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Jill for the suggestion. It is very similar to your spotting, this one has a
black contour in the wings.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 14, 2013

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