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Wasp?
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Wasp?
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
February 17, 2007
Size: ~3mm
Beautiful.
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 17 February, 2007 - 4:31pm
Last updated 18 February, 2007 - 6:00pm

Encyrtidae (Chalcidoidea)
A large-sized and brightly colored representative of this large family. Banded wings are fairly typical, as is the large mesoscutellum.
… Richard Vernier, 17 February, 2007 - 10:43pm

Total guess
Small carpenter bee? (I'm seeing them in southern California now.)
… Ron Hemberger, 17 February, 2007 - 9:48pm

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