Great Golden Digger Wasp - (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Great golden digger wasps on flowers in a residential garden in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details:

(Top) Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f11, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.

(Middle & Bottom) Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f19, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.
 

Selected References:

Milne Lorus, Milne Margery. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980. Plate 456, P 845.