[6] This species is usually characterized by the one cream colored dot on either side of the thorax.

Ceropales bipunctata tibialis This subspecies is more black, though it still has the distinctive cream colored spot.

As an obligate kleptoparasite, this species finds a spider wasp, usually Anoplius aethiops or Anoplius cleora, dragging its prey to its burrow, for provisioning a larva.

This species can be found in the Atlantic Coast of North America, up to New Brunswick, Canada.

It is unknown whether there are continuous populations linking those on the Atlantic Coast and the Midwest.

Until recently, it was thought to be declining in New Brunswick as well, however new research has found it to be common in certain dune systems there.