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Braconid Wasp
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Braconid Wasp
Lake Crabtree Co. Park, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
August 13, 2005
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 3 September, 2005 - 1:14pm
Last updated 27 December, 2008 - 12:46pm

Hm
Lol. I don't, but would assume the sawfly mimics the (parasitic) wasp.
… Bruce Marlin, 9 December, 2005 - 1:50pm

Mimic
Love this sawfly mimic Arge humeralis:


Bruce Marlin
Cirrus Digital Imaging
… Bruce Marlin, 9 December, 2005 - 7:39am

 
Mimic
How do you know which one is the mimic?
… Lynette Schimming, 9 December, 2005 - 12:26pm

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