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New Insects (And a Spider)

Published May 17, 2021 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Looking very like a potter wasp, this is a female Williston’s Wasp Fly (Sphiximorpha willistoni). An excellent mimic.
Looking rather fly-like with those yes, this is actually a Liris argentatus square-headed wasp.
Habronattus coecatus, evidently. A jumping spider.
Rufous-backed Cellophane Bees (Colletes thoracicus) have emerged. This isn’t a new species to me, as I found this very active slope last year. They build individual nests, but aggregate them together.
And this is a Nomada genus bee that parasitizes the nest of other bees. Rather smaller than the cellophanes, they’re flying around the same nesting ground.

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