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Black wasp with iridescent eyes - Evania appendigaster

Friendswood, Galveston County, Texas, USA
August 17, 2012
Size: c. 1.2 cm including legs

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Black wasp with iridescent eyes - Evania appendigaster

Black wasp with iridescent eyes - Evania appendigaster

Black wasp with iridescent eyes - Evania appendigaster

Contributed by Rob Bailey on 17 August, 2012 - 3:45pm
Last updated 21 August, 2012 - 4:47pm

Moved

Moved from Ensign Wasps.

… v belov, 21 August, 2012 - 4:47pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Brad Barnd, 17 August, 2012 - 4:31pm

Ensign wasp…

See reference here.

… Ross Hill, 17 August, 2012 - 3:53pm

Thanks! If this will help kee

Thanks! If this will help keep the cockroach population down, I'm all for it.

… Rob Bailey, 17 August, 2012 - 3:55pm

Exactly...

I lived in Houston for a long time, but was never fortunate enough to see any of these.

… Ross Hill, 17 August, 2012 - 3:57pm

Evania appendigaster looks th

Evania appendigaster looks the closest, and the example on BG is in Harris County. I saw a cockroach in my bathroom the other day that had front AND rear license plates. They are HUGE down here.

… Rob Bailey, 17 August, 2012 - 3:59pm

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