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Elampini - Omalus
Copyright © 2015 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Elampini - Omalus
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
May 15, 2015
Walking up and down clover stems and leaves seeming to look for prey.

On May 28, this Cuckoo Wasp was seen in the same yard on Kale:

Possibly the same species?

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 17 May, 2015 - 5:53pm
Last updated 28 July, 2015 - 1:02pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysidinae.
… Villu Soon, 8 June, 2015 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

elampine? nice bug.
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… v belov, 17 May, 2015 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I think I saw one again!
This shows the face of one seen on May 28. The both have bronze on the abdomen, and a combination of mirror smooth, and deeply dimpled surface on the body.

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 30 May, 2015 - 4:25am login or register to post comments

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