r/waspaganda • u/leaf4736251 • 15d ago

discussion / question wasp id

i always see these beautiful wasps out and about but i have no idea what they are! they’e about the size of a vesoula pensylvanica queen, they have a pitch black head and thorax but their abdomens are a very striking bright red. they have pretty long wings and they’re really docile. google isnt any help and i currently dont have any photos, im in oregon

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u/hamsandwich1213 15d ago

Its kinda hard without a photo. My suggestion is look at inaturalist for your area

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u/kiddico 15d ago

That's what I normally do! I went on iNat and filtered to wasp species in oregon and just scrolled until I found some that looks right.

Priocnemis oregona and Sphex lucae both seem to match, but I bet there's more lol

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u/pi3tachio 15d ago

Sphex lucae possibly? Or a similar species of thread waisted wasp maybe?

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u/leaf4736251 14d ago

yess!!! thats what they are