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Is this a wasp?
Copyright © 2006 Ashley Bradford

Is this a wasp?
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 30, 2006
It was just a small red thing moving around by my porch light the other night, so of course I took pictures of it. I need a brighter light - it's hard to focus on these little guys! Anyway, is this a wasp of some sort? It seems to have a tiny abdomen for one, but looks wasp-ish to me...

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 1 September, 2006 - 3:57pm
Last updated 2 September, 2006 - 4:38pm

Braconidae.
Relatively confident this is a braconid wasp.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2006 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to you both!
It does look a lot like this one.

Before discovering Bug Guide several weeks ago, I had no idea wasps came in such tiny statures!
… Ashley Bradford, 1 September, 2006 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

Ichneumon Wasp (Ichneumonidae)
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… Adalbert Goertz, 1 September, 2006 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

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