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Wasp on Monarda punctata - Tachytes guatemalensis - male
Copyright © 2017 Martin R Lucas

Wasp on Monarda punctata - Tachytes guatemalensis - Male
North Judson, Starke County, Indiana, USA
July 31, 2016
Another view. The powder on the top of the thorax is Monarda punctata pollen; apparently it's sticky. I believe these are the same individuals, the photos were a few minutes apart though, and there may have been more than one of these in the garden at the time.

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Contributed by Martin R Lucas on 18 March, 2017 - 12:48pm
Last updated 18 March, 2017 - 2:34pm

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