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"Pompilus cinereus", the leaden spider wasp, is the most widespread species of spider wasp in the genus "Pompilus" and is the only species of its genus throughout a large proportion of its wide distribution. It is the type species of the genus "Pompilus" and therefore also of the family Pompilidae.

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Uploaded Aug 27, 2025. Captured Apr 4, 2022 13:46 in HJ42+7P Hindmarsh Valley SA, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 79mm