Spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)
7132. I found this flying insect being very lethargic outside the building I worked in back on Aug 29th 2018. Photos taken by me in Penticton, BC. After watching a Brave Wilderness video on YouTube this insect looks almost exactly the same as a Tarantula Hawk. Please identify. Thank you. Penticton, British Columbia. Canada
Number 7132. This is a spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), and it belongs to the same tribe (Pepsini) as tarantula hawks. It appears to be Calopompilus pyrrhomelas, the largest spider wasp reported from British Columbia; Click here for an image.
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I think I found the same species in Kelowna Bc! It was about an inch long :)
Kelowna man
I saw the first one of these on Knox mountain down the trail past Paul’s tomb. I run this path regularly and since that first one a few weeks ago I seen one or more almost every time around the same area. There must be an active nest/population of them there. I see 3-4 today in the same area. It’s crazy because I’d never seen them before and I’ve lived here over 30 years and now I’m seeing them any time I go by the area.