Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-30-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger		 Tarantula Hawk

Pepsis thisbe

Hymenoptera: Pompilidae

 


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Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-30-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-30-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-30-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-30-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger


San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 7-20-07.
Copyright Ron Hemberger
San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 7-20-07.
Copyright Ron Hemberger

San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 7-20-07.
Copyright Ron Hemberger
San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, CA. 7-20-07.
Copyright Ron Hemberger


Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-5-08.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger

Note on bevavior:

They're on mule fat (in the butterfly garden).
Two species: P. mildei with orange antennae, P. thisbe with black.
Walking by the bush, I bumped into it with my hat and sent maybe a dozen of them off into the air. The all-male diners were absolutely non-aggressive and quickly returned.

Ron Hemberger