
The Blue-winged Scolliid Wasp/Scolia dubia regional form has two yellow spots on the abdomen, making them Two-spotted Scoliid Wasps/Scolia dubia dubia. I’ve never seen the non-spotted form.
These hunt subterranean beetle larvae and are very fond of invasive Japanese Beetle/Popillia japonica grubs, which is probably why there are so many of these wasps cruising a few inches about the ground now.
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