Bembecine Sand Wasp on California Aster

This is a Bembecine Sand Wasp (genus Steniolia, Bembicini, Hymenoptera) on new flowers of native California Aster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia, Asteraceae) in the woods today. Yep, they have remarkable goggle-like eyes, but what gives with that amazing "third eye" between its two real eyes -- the mark of the Illuminati?? (San Marcos Pass, 3 September 2022)

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