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Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis sp.

Spotting Image 1

Description:

2" long blue wasp with curly orange antennae

Habitat:

Jungle

Notes:

2" long blue wasp with curly orange antennae kills a Tarantula sp at MamaNoots Eco Lodge, Belize

1 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +3
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis sp. Tarantula hawk


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2 Comments

Gloster Birder
Gloster Birder 10 years ago

Thanks bayucca seems about right

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Pompilidae, Spider Wasps, most probably Pepsis sp.

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Gloster Birder
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Gloster Birder

Stann Creek, Belize

Spotted on Jul 12, 2013
Submitted on Jul 13, 2013

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