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Photo#259917
Morning wasp on desert marigold - female

Morning wasp on desert marigold - Female
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 16, 2009
Size: Less than 1/2 inch.
Pretty sure this is a braconid, but I would welcome a second opinion. Found her on my way to work in the morning, as I walked through a midtown residential neighborhood. Shot with a Canon PowerShot SD1000 (Elph) on auto macro mode and cropped.

Probably...
Zoomed this image out to see some more details. Ocelli are present. The bicolored antennae might be a useful diagnostic feature. This may be an example of a braconid that attacks sawflies (e.g. Ichneutinae), since sawflies are often found in flowers. As you know, you can never really exclude ichneumons from the equation without a good look at the wings, but I would go with your instincts on this one.

 
Ross,
may i move it to the brac section? need your approval. =v=

 
Ichneumonoidea...
I'm not convinced either way - I would leave this at the superfamily level for now.

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