DIGITAL FIELD GUIDE: WASPS   (Order: Hymenoptera)

Couplet #4 Entire Key at a Glance

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4a: Wasp with abdomen elongate, drawn out on a long stalk; when wings are resting over abdomen, nearly half of the abdomen remains uncovered.


Ammophila procera

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4b: Abdomen bulb or oval shaped; attached to thorax by a thread, or appearing as two distinct pieces: the petiole and the abdomen; when wings are resting over abdomen, they cover or nearly cover the abdomen.


Eumenes sp.


Prionyx parkeri

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