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Subgenus Trypargilum (Trypoxylon Subgenus Trypargilum)
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Organ Pipe Mud-dauber Wasp (Trypoxylon politum)
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Copyright © 2017
Maria de Bruyn
Organ pipe mud-dauber wasp -
Trypoxylon politum
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Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill County, North Carolina, USA
June 4, 2017
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Contributed by
Maria de Bruyn
on 13 July, 2017 - 9:52pm
Last updated 30 July, 2021 - 1:23pm
Moved
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Subgenus Trypargilum
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 30 July, 2021 - 10:52am
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Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 18 July, 2018 - 9:24pm
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10 flagellomeres and 6 abdominal segments = ♀
It looks like she is carrying a few mites, but it is a hard to tell. Look for the fuzzy, light-brown coloring, at the back of the thorax. (sides of the propodeum)
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Bob Biagi
, 13 July, 2017 - 9:58pm
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Square-headed wasp
Thank you for the additional information. I needed to look up some terms (propodeum and flagellomeres)!
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Maria de Bruyn
, 14 July, 2017 - 7:25am
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Yes
That's some important ID info for you to remember.
Here is a closer look at some mites: ♀
Your's might be the same species, but I'm not sure.
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Bob Biagi
, 14 July, 2017 - 8:50am
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mites on wasp
Thank you!
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Maria de Bruyn
, 15 July, 2017 - 6:44am
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