Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Apoid Wasps (Apoidea)- traditional Sphecidae » Crabronidae » Bembicinae » Sand Wasps (Bembicini) » Bembicina » Bicyrtes » Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Photo#208921
Very small Bicyrtes-like wasp - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Copyright © 2008 Craves

Very small Bicyrtes-like wasp - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
August 1, 2008
Size: 5 mm
This wasp(s) on my mountain mint the last two days looks very much like a miniature Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus, but is only a fraction of the size.

Images of this individual: tag all
Very small Bicyrtes-like wasp - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus Very small Bicyrtes-like wasp - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus Very small Bicyrtes-like wasp - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Craves on 1 August, 2008 - 8:41pm
Last updated 16 August, 2008 - 10:38pm

Sure looks it.
I have seen some pretty small ones here in PA.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 1 August, 2008 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus, male (MI)
Occasionally, one comes across dwarfed individuals. In your area I don't know what other species it could be.
… Matthias Buck, 2 August, 2008 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow
That's amazing. Unfortunately, I'm 1800 miles from home for a week, but if it's still there when I return, I'll get some more photos and perhaps collect it.
… Craves, 2 August, 2008 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact