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Cuckoo wasp - Hedychrum
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Cuckoo wasp - Hedychrum
Gill, Massachusetts, USA
July 3, 2005
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Contributed by tom murray on 4 July, 2005 - 9:56pm
Last updated 4 September, 2010 - 12:32pm

Moved
Moved from Elampini.
Although the best characters are not visible here I am sure it is Hedychrum. Only Hedychrum has that strong femorae (especially the third one) and that wide and flat abdomen. Holopyga can be excluded from the wing venation. Other than that it just looks like Hedychrum to me but I can't explain why in this short comment.
… Villu Soon, 4 September, 2010 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Elampinae.
… Chuck Entz, 28 June, 2007 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

Probably:-)
Tom's ID is probably correct, but there are other Elampinae that are very similar, and I wonder aloud if we should just leave it at subfamily? Nice of him to get this image. There is great diversity in the family, and while they present a photographic challenge, I'd love to see more images:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 July, 2005 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved
I'll play it safe like you suggest, and place it by subfamily. Thanks again Eric.
… tom murray, 5 July, 2005 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

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