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Tiny Bowlegged Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica - male
Copyright © 2010 Ashley Bradford

Tiny Bowlegged Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica - Male
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
January 17, 2010
Size: ~3 mm

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Tiny Bowlegged Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica - male Tiny Bowlegged Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica - male Tiny Bowlegged Wasp - Brachymeria podagrica - male
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 10 February, 2010 - 4:12pm
Last updated 2 October, 2011 - 5:26pm

Excellent photo
these guys/gals are so tiny
… Mark Oxamitny, 29 July, 2017 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brachymeria.
… Dennis Haines, 1 October, 2011 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

What you've found is a female
What you've found is a female Brachymeria, and the Butterfly Chalcis is in this genus (though not this species). Sadly I don't have a key to the North American Brachymeria.
… Dennis Haines, 16 March, 2010 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.
… Dennis Haines, 16 March, 2010 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… v belov, 10 February, 2010 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

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