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Ichneumonid - Compsocryptus - female
Copyright © 2010 Hartmut Wisch

Ichneumonid - Compsocryptus - Female
Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, California, USA
May 3, 2010
Size: ~13mm without ovipositor
Found in Stanleya pinnata, though unlike the Pepsis wasps she wasn't nectaring. Rather, she seemed to be searching for a host; behavior was the same on all plants she visited.
Superficially resembles Acrotaphus, though perhaps only due to the wing markings. Maybe something in the tribe Pimplini, i.e. something near Theronia?
Someone who knows this group of insects may recognize it.
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 4 May, 2010 - 9:49am
Last updated 4 May, 2010 - 10:57am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 4 May, 2010 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

Or maybe
Cryptini Lanugo/Compsocryptus. I think yours may be Compsocryptus
… John R. Maxwell, 4 May, 2010 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

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