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Sphex
Isidro
This one was at Salada de la Playa, Monegros region, Aragon, Spain. Habitat: between salty marsh, steppe-lands and wheat fields. Size: about 5 cm. 22-07-2007

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What species can be??

Thanks Wink
 
Christian Schmid-Egger
It's a female Sphex funerarius or flavipennis. 5 cm is not so probable, large females do reach 34 mm max.

Regards, Christian
 
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Isidro
Wow!!!! This is speed!!!!

Well, maybe in my imagination the wasp grow very fast Smile

?How can I distinguish S. funerarios to S. flavipennis?

Thaaaaaanks Wink
 
Christian Schmid-Egger
"?How can I distinguish S. funerarios to S. flavipennis?"

Females: By details in pubescence on mesonotum (thorax). S. flavipennis has a more golden and more shiny pubescence, which larger hairs, funerarius is grey with thin haires. Not visible here.
Males: by details in structure of antennal segments.

The species of Sphex are, against of its size, difficult to identify.

Regards, Christian
 
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Isidro
Thanks again Christian!

Maybe in this image can be identified? Although I thinks that it can be not the same species... but was in the same place and day

http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/galeria/details.php?image_id=13256
 
Christian Schmid-Egger
The species on http://www.insectariumvirtual.com/galeria/details.php?image_id=13256 is the same species group. An identification by photo is not possible, it is difficult enough by dried specimens.

Regards, Christian
 
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Isidro
Thanks a lot!
Well, I will let as Sphex sp. Wink
 
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