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Wasp on Sedum - Zethus spinipes - female
Copyright © 2008 shsober

Wasp on Sedum - Zethus spinipes - Female
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: 3/4 inch?
I'm just venturing into macro photography and bugs. This wasp? was on a sedum flower. I've looked but can't find an ID. Can you help?

As I focused on what I thought was an all black insect with one yellow band, one of the wings flashed blue as it turned. I thought I imagined is was something my camera was telling me but some of the images I took showed the blue.
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Contributed by shsober on 8 September, 2008 - 10:34am
Last updated 8 September, 2008 - 11:45am

Nice image.
Nice image of this species, thank you for sharing your work here at Bugguide.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 September, 2008 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

Zethus spinipes, female (VA)
Blue reflections are common on dark-winged Vespidae.
… Matthias Buck, 8 September, 2008 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

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