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 Hornet or a wasp? (Cyprus)
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| rob1619 |
Posted on 03-12-2008 14:19
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Member Location: Nicosia,Cyprus Posts: 100 Joined: 01.06.08 |
Took some pics of this Hornet i belive it is in my garden today.He was flying around some flowers where there was some bees around aswell. Is it a Hornet or a wasp? Many thanks. Robert   |
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| mwkozlowski |
Posted on 03-12-2008 15:21
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 Member Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 782 Joined: 17.10.06 |
neither a hornet nor atypical yellowjacket wasp, looks like a bee wolf Philantus
very general entomologist |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 03-12-2008 18:21
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 Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
I'll second that , it is a Philanthus sp, possibly triangulum, which is rather variable in color. If t did hunt honey bees, it IS triangulum.... Philippe |
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