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6007223 wasp - Trypoxylon
Copyright © 2006 Rob Curtis

6007223 wasp - Trypoxylon
willow Springs, Illinois, USA
June 16, 2006
Size: ~1/4"
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 4 July, 2006 - 10:18pm
Last updated 23 July, 2008 - 10:18pm

Moved
Moved from Trypoxylon.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 23 July, 2008 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

This is a Trypoxylon. If you
This is a Trypoxylon. If you look closely you see the indented inner eye margin which is typical for this wasp genus. They hunt spiders.
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Martin
… Martin Hauser, 5 July, 2006 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, MArtin.
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MArtin.
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