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Cleptes purpuratus - female
Copyright © 1985 Dennis Haines

Cleptes purpuratus - Female
Ash Mountain, 2800' elev., Tulare County, California, USA
May 19, 1985
Size: ca. 9 mm
Chrysididae, Cleptinae, Cleptes (Melanocleptes) purpuratus. This species is known to parasitize Neodiprion sp. (Diprionidae).

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Contributed by Dennis Haines on 15 January, 2008 - 3:19pm
Last updated 16 January, 2008 - 5:20pm

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