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Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus Habitat: Nectaring on Pycnanthemum muticum; Garden<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109668/great_golden_digger_wasp_-_sphex_ichneumoneus.html" title="Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/109668_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2F9AeRJYrnRmFhNr4%2FYX1tsTc%2FDY%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus These plants are very popular with insects!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Nectaring on Pycnanthemum muticum; Garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109667/great_golden_digger_wasp_-_sphex_ichneumoneus.html Geotagged,Great golden digger wasp,Sphex ichneumoneus,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Great golden digger wasp,Sphex,Sphex ichneumoneus,Summer,United States,wasp Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus

Habitat: Nectaring on Pycnanthemum muticum; Garden

Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus These plants are very popular with insects!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Nectaring on Pycnanthemum muticum; Garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109667/great_golden_digger_wasp_-_sphex_ichneumoneus.html Geotagged,Great golden digger wasp,Sphex ichneumoneus,Summer,United States

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The Great golden digger wasp

''Sphex ichneumoneus'', known commonly as the great golden digger wasp or great golden sand digger is a wasp in the family Sphecidae. It is identified by the golden pubescence on its head and thorax, its reddish orange legs, and partly reddish orange body.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 27, 2021. Captured Aug 17, 2020 10:34 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/790s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.