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Common Blue Mud-dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum)
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Copyright © 2015
pabu
Perhaps in the tribe Larrini -
Chalybion californicum
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
April 12, 2015
I'm going to include a second picture that shows the pattern on the back portion of the wings.
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Contributed by
pabu
on 12 April, 2015 - 7:56pm
Last updated 14 April, 2015 - 7:37pm
Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 14 April, 2015 - 7:37pm
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Moved for expert attention
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Chalybion californicum
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 12 April, 2015 - 8:11pm
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Ken, thank you for the suggestion so I could scan more.
I brought up http://bugguide.net/node/view/109679 and it is interesting to see that his photo also has the tip of the wing out of focus. Maybe this means that the Wasp has enough of a curve upward or downward at the wing tip, making it out of focus.
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pabu
, 13 April, 2015 - 12:52pm
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