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Chalcid wasp? - Brachymeria podagrica - female
Copyright © 2011 Victor Engel

Chalcid wasp? - Brachymeria podagrica - Female
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 25, 2011
Size: 5.3mm
Sorry about the image quality. It flew away after my first shot. I'm not certain of the size. I calculated it based on what I think the magnification was, but I didn't actually record the magnification, so that could be off.
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Contributed by Victor Engel on 25 September, 2011 - 11:07pm
Last updated 26 September, 2011 - 12:08am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Victor Engel, 26 September, 2011 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

Brachymeria fonscolombei…
A female. Nice find.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 26 September, 2011 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

 
Sexing these
Ross, I have a bunch of probable B. podagrica specimens, and I'm trying to figure out how to sex them. Looking at BG images of males and females hasn't helped. Any tips?
… John Schneider, 19 May, 2014 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the quick ID -- an
Thanks for the quick ID -- and the link to the reference (but was that the link you intended?).
… Victor Engel, 26 September, 2011 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

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