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Wasp - Myzinum - female
Copyright © 2006 Linda Konz

Wasp - Myzinum - Female
Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska, USA
August 10, 2006
Size: inch
Is this a paper wasp?
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Contributed by Linda Konz on 10 August, 2006 - 2:39pm
Last updated 24 October, 2006 - 11:44am

Moved...
to genus page.
… Nick Fensler, 11 August, 2006 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

Tiphiid?
perhaps. I suggest you look at the Tiphiid family, genus Myzinum or related, e.g. here: 1. It certainly is not a paper wasp.
… Hartmut Wisch, 10 August, 2006 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Confirmed.
Yes, this is a female Myzinum sp., but to the uninitiated, I see how it could be mistaken for something like Polistes dominulus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2006 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp
Thank You!
… Linda Konz, 10 August, 2006 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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