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Post by deerkiller9991 on Aug 11, 2015 10:39:05 GMT -8
Caught - Omaha, Nebraska Caught this guy at a playground I took my son too. The playground was sand. Saw him earlier taking what looked to be a June Beetle (Phyllophaga) into about a 3/4" (19mm) sized hole. I caught him the 2nd time around with a beetle. I want to say he is a Yellow Jacket but the bands on his abdomen don't match the photos I have seen exactly. They are somewhat close but different enough that I don't feel 100% about it. Sorry about the photos, I have him in a vial. Makes it easier for my son to handle.
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Post by bandrow on Aug 12, 2015 19:03:55 GMT -8
Greetings,
I'm not a hymenopterist, but I believe your specimen is a species of 'sand wasp' in the family Crabronidae, probably in the subfamily Bembicinae. Someone else here might know more...
Cheers! Bandrow
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Post by deerkiller9991 on Aug 12, 2015 20:03:52 GMT -8
Thank you for the reply, I will have to look them up. From what I have been reading, it seems "Yellow Jacket" is just a general term for anything that remotely looks like this.
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Post by trehopr1 on Aug 12, 2015 20:31:57 GMT -8
I concure with Bandrow on his determination. Sand wasp was immediately what came to mind upon close observation of your first couple photo's. I too am not a hymenopterist but, I have encountered these on occasion in the field. So naturally I at least wanted to know the family. I won't go any further than family level determination as I lack any keys to the breakdown of the family.
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Post by entoman on Aug 14, 2015 11:07:17 GMT -8
It looks like Bembix Americana. I'm no specialist either though.
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