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Identified: Cerceris cf. sabulosa
Isidro
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Posted on 12-06-2007 07:50
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 It can be Sphecidae, Eumenidae, Masaridae...

Yesterday at my garden , pollinating Ruta graveolens flowers, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It sizes about 10-12 mm.

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?Can somebody help me?
Edited by Isidro on 14-06-2007 08:06
 
Robert Nash
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 Cerceris Sphecidae is my guess. Nice pic Grin Slainte Robert
 
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Isidro
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 Thanks a lot Robert! Grin

Now I have even the genus! Somebody want try it with the species?
 
Christian Schmid-Egger
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 By gaster color, it may be a female of Cerceris sabulosa, the most common Cerceris species in the mediterranean area. But there are some similar species, and the whole species group is difficult to identify.

Christian
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Isidro
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 Many thanks Christian!!! I let it as Cerceris cf. sabulosa.
 
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