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Lanugo cestus
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Copyright © 2015
Carol DiFiori
A wasp? -
Lanugo cestus
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
May 14, 2015
At first glance I thought this was a Scorpion Fly based on its wings and then realized it definitely wasn't. A thread-waisted wasp of some kind? I checked guides and photos online with no success. Thank you for any help.
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Contributed by
Carol DiFiori
on 16 May, 2015 - 3:10pm
Last updated 28 November, 2022 - 4:33pm
Moved
Moved from
Compsocryptus or Lanugo males
.
Compsocryptus
is excluded by range. Given the ferruginous coxae and trochanters, plus distinctly banded wings, this should end up being the male of
C. cestus
.
…
Jonathan Hoskins
, 28 November, 2022 - 4:33pm
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Moved
Moved from
Cryptina
.
…
Jonathan Hoskins
, 7 October, 2020 - 12:39am
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Moved
Moved from
Cryptini
.
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 7 October, 2020 - 12:12am
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Moved
Moved from
ID Request
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 16 May, 2015 - 5:33pm
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Cryptini (male)…
It's difficult separating males of
Lanugo
from
Compsocryptus
as they are very similar in appearance.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 16 May, 2015 - 3:40pm
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An ichneumonid wasp
Something in the tribe Cryptini perhaps.
Outside my field of study so wait for others.
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twiztedminds
, 16 May, 2015 - 3:34pm
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