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Pepsis genus (Tarantula Hawks)
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Tarantula Hawks
Pepsis genus
Location: Columbus, Luna County, NM
Photo Date: 5/25/2022
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Tarantula Hawks
Pepsis genus
Location: Baca County, CO
Photo Date: 8/6/2013
Remarks: P. pallidolimbata or P. thisbe.
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ID Confidence: 98
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Tarantula Hawks
Pepsis genus
Location: Baca County, CO
Photo Date: 8/22/2011
Remarks: (the big one)
Bugguide Link
ID Confidence: 98
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Pepsis grossa
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies) » Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) » Pepsinae » Pepsini » Pepsis (Tarantula Hawks) » Pepsis grossa

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Pepsis grossa
Location: Clark County, KS
Photo Date: 8/19/2016
Bugguide Link
ID Confidence: 86
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Pepsis menechma
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies) » Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) » Pepsinae » Pepsini » Pepsis (Tarantula Hawks) » Pepsis menechma

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Pepsis menechma
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 6/16/2018
Remarks: https://youtu.be/RbxXPikhdD0
ID Confidence: 88
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Pepsis menechma
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 7/16/2015
Remarks: female
Bugguide Link
ID Confidence: 98
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Pepsis menechma
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 7/12/2014
ID Confidence: 84
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Pepsis menechma elegans form
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Pompiloidea (Spider Wasps, Velvet Ants and allies) » Pompilidae (Spider Wasps) » Pepsinae » Pepsini » Pepsis (Tarantula Hawks) » Pepsis menechma » Pepsis menechma elegans

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Pepsis menechma elegans form
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 6/29/2023
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Pepsis menechma elegans form
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 7/25/2022
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Pepsis menechma elegans form
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 6/29/2021
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