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Hornet or a wasp? (Cyprus)
rob1619
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Posted on 03-12-2008 14:19
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

i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Rob1619/1ahornet3.jpg

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mwkozlowski
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Posted on 03-12-2008 15:21
neither a hornet nor atypical yellowjacket wasp, looks like a bee wolf Philantus
very general entomologist
 
Philippe moniotte
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Posted on 03-12-2008 18:21
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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