Is this Ancistrocerus - Chalybion californicum - BugGuide.Net

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Is this Ancistrocerus - Chalybion californicum -

Blountstown, Fl in the Panhandle, Calhoun County, Florida, USA
July 28, 2014
Size: ca. 30mm

Is this Ancistrocerus?

Contributed by Travis MacClendon on 26 December, 2014 - 2:41pm
Last updated 26 March, 2018 - 2:51pm

Male

11 flagellomeres = ♂

… Bob Biagi, 15 August, 2015 - 11:53pm

chalybion with fungud

I know that Chalybion has hair while the look Chlorion does not. Could this be Chlorion?

… Travis MacClendon, 30 December, 2014 - 6:50am

Moved

Moved from Thread-waisted Wasps.

… John S. Ascher, 29 December, 2014 - 6:13pm

Calybion with Fungus

Wow! Thanks. Now that you point it out I can see the 3-dimensionality to the "rings" about the abdomen. I'm guessing this might be "guide-worthy" as an example.

… Travis MacClendon, 28 December, 2014 - 7:29am

chalybion

Looks like a blue mud dauber parasitized by some sort of fungus... you can see the fungus between the abdominal segments

… k jkh, 27 December, 2014 - 8:59am

Moved for expert attention

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 December, 2014 - 3:53pm

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