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mischocyttarus navajo - Mischocyttarus navajo
Copyright © 1969 coultersca

mischocyttarus navajo - Mischocyttarus navajo
garden canyon, Arizona, USA
December 31, 1969
This image may complement the one on Bugguide, with the insects marginally more visible. The long segment between thorax and abdomen is visible on the vertical wasp. There may be several nests in Garden Canyon.
Contributed by coultersca on 15 October, 2007 - 2:41pm
Last updated 8 November, 2007 - 4:34pm

Males
all but one wasp one the nest are males.
… Vespula vulgaris, 15 October, 2007 - 7:11pm

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