Pompilidae (family)

Unidentified Spider wasp at Croke Place Grassland (CPG)

Pompilidae (family) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 22 Feb 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 22 Feb 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 22 Feb 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 22 Feb 2024
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Pompilidae (family) 24 Feb 2024 SimoneC
Unidentified 23 Feb 2024 kasiaaus

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3 comments

kasiaaus wrote:
   23 Feb 2024
It looks to me like a spider wasp of some sort but I can't find a match anywhere. Maybe it's something unusual?
SimoneC wrote:
   24 Feb 2024
Yes it keys to a spider wasp and is quite distinctive, but I can’t find a good match yet
kasiaaus wrote:
   24 Feb 2024
I hope someone can identify it to species. Even if the photos are not great they show the wasp quite well and, as you say, it is quite distinctive.

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Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 6 Nov 2023 by abread111
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 6 Nov 2023 by abread111
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Porrostoma sp. (genus) (Lycid, Net-winged beetle) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 6 Nov 2023 by abread111
Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 6 Nov 2023 by abread111
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Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 6 Nov 2023 by abread111

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  • 22 Feb 2024 10:39 AM Recorded on
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