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Cuckoo Bee?
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Cuckoo Bee?
Bluff Spring Fen, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 24, 2007
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 24 August, 2007 - 8:48pm
Last updated 25 August, 2007 - 5:58am

My guess is Cuckoo Wasp
Had one in my back yard (link below to picture) - however your picture is 1000 times more beautiful!

http://bugguide.net/node/view/125544
… Anne Burton, 24 August, 2007 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
Ann is correct about the ID; maybe too critical of her own work:-) This specimen looks to be in the subfamily Elampinae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 August, 2007 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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