Image of Pepsis mildei Stål 1857
Description:
Tarantula hawk, probably a male pepsis mildei on on Asclepias fascicularis (Narrow-leaved Milkweed). Giant wasps with metallic blue bodies, amber wings and neon orange antennae -- you can't make this creature up!
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- Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
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- Pepsis (Tarantula Hawks)
- Pepsis mildei
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