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Maybe Taeniaptera trivittata ??? - Taeniaptera trivittata
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Maybe Taeniaptera trivittata ??? - Taeniaptera trivittata
Cape May Point, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
August 29, 2008
This was maybe 8 mm (rough guess). This one was on the ground in "The Meadows" at the Nature Conservancy's Migratory Bird Refuge. Mimicing an ant or wasp.
Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 1 September, 2008 - 11:10am
Last updated 16 June, 2009 - 11:41am

Moved
Moved from Taeniaptera.
… John R. Maxwell, 16 June, 2009 - 11:41am

Taeniaptera trivittata
The entire genus Taeniaptera mimic ichneumonid wasps using their forelegs to appear as antennae
… Morgan Jackson, 16 June, 2009 - 10:27am

Moved
Moved from Stilt-legged Flies.
… Joel Kits, 15 June, 2009 - 5:15pm

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