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Blue-winged wasp - Ageniella coronata
Copyright © 2012 Phyllis Anderson

Blue-winged wasp - Ageniella coronata
Bommer Canyon, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
June 16, 2012
Contributed by Peter Bryant on 4 July, 2012 - 10:04am
Last updated 18 August, 2013 - 8:47pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 18 August, 2013 - 8:47pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 July, 2012 - 9:45pm

Shape of Head
To me, the shape of the head suggests Pompilidae rather than Ichneumonidae, but I don't find a match for blueness in the photos of Pompilidae and don't recall anything like that for Ichneumonidae.
… Bob Carlson, 4 July, 2012 - 1:53pm

 
I was thinking maybe Tachypompilus
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 July, 2012 - 2:29pm

 
Missed
I seem to have missed those. It does seem as though the California photo may hint at the notch in the median impression in the pronotum. Focus not quite clear enough to be sure.
… Bob Carlson, 4 July, 2012 - 2:48pm

 
It...
could also be something in the coronata group of Ageniella. They are quite large for an Ageniella and usually have all dark wings with bright blue reflections. However, Tachypompilus cannot be ruled out by what is visible here, either.
… Nick Fensler, 13 August, 2012 - 5:50pm

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