Tuesday 28 September 2021

Spider Wasp might be Calopompilus pyrrhomelas

Subject:  Not sure what kind of bug this is?
Geographic location of the bug:  Airway Heights,WA
Date: 09/27/2021
Time: 05:37 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Hi my co worker and I were wondering what kind of bug this is? We found it outside of our work which is in airway heights,off the geiger blvd exit.
How you want your letter signed:  Hillary&Celeste

Spider Wasp possibly Calopompilus pyrrhomelas

Dear Hillary & Celeste,
This is a Spider Wasp and it sure looks like a Tarantula Hawk, and when we began research, we discovered
Calopompilus pyrrhomelas on BugGuide and learned that it preys on a species of Trapdoor Spider.

 

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