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Cabronidae yellow eyes > Tachysphex male
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 From Sierra Nevada (Granada, S Spain). Nice insect. Thanks in advance.

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 Seems like Astatinae. There is a key based largely on wing venation: http://books.goog...;lpg=PA215.
 
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 Tachysphex male (Crabronidae, Crabroninae, Larrini). I doubt that anyone could tell you the exact sp. name from these pictures, but it is one of the red-legged spWink.
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 Ok. Thanks (bSmileth)
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