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Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis) in Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest - Chrysis angolensis

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis) in Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest - Chrysis angolensis
Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 30, 2012
Sorry about the image quality, wasn't prepared when I saw this.
Wanted to verify my ID and also note the behavior that doesn't seem to be photographed yet in the Guide:
This Cuckoo invaded a Black & Yellow Mud Dauber's nest (the Mud Dauber had been gone for about 3 weeks or so)
I'll include a shot of the Dauber building the nest with these shots

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Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis) in Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest - Chrysis angolensis Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis) in Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest - Chrysis angolensis Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis) in Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Nest - Chrysis angolensis Black and Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium?) - Chrysis angolensis

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