This is an unmistakable insect and it looks like a yellow version of the Plain Banded Awl, to be found in the same localities but much less frequent. On fresh specimens, there is a faint purplish tint on the forewing apex.
Habitat indicator
RSP
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WV
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PG
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VF
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FTR
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SC
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LWDF
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LWPF
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LMEF
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UMN
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MN
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x
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x
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x
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jul
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Mac
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Jul
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Mac
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S3b
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Above all photos 28 April 2013 @ 10:05
26 Jan 2014 @ 11:11
11:12
11:12
11:16
Doing some vertical puddling: 11:16
record shot of a female visiting flowers at mid elevation: 02 Jan 2016 @ 11:17
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