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Photo#1404975
Square Headed Wasp - Parnopes - male
Copyright © 2017 Walter B. Klockers

Square Headed Wasp - Parnopes - Male
Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington, USA
June 24, 2017
Size: < 1"
The last image is from a different day.
This female was filmed nearby: ♀
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Contributed by Walter B. Klockers on 16 July, 2017 - 8:26am
Last updated 17 July, 2017 - 5:12am

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Moved
Moved from Chrysidinae.
… Villu Soon, 17 July, 2017 - 5:12am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 July, 2017 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

Cuckoo Wasp
If the last image is from a different day, please correct the date field. Did you collect the specimen? How do you know that they are the same individual wasp? Different individuals can be linked in the text, with thumbnail-tags or other web-links.
Are the following dates correct?
The meta data indicates that this file was created: 2017:06:24 13:41:59 (June 24, 2017)
The second image: 2017:07:15 11:42:17 (July 15, 2017)
The third image: 2017:07:15 11:45:13 (July 15, 2017)
After checking these images more closely, this wasp has four abdominal segments and is probably a male. The other two shots are showing a female, with three abdominal segments. So, this guy should be un-linked, though they may be the same species.
We can still associate the images in the text and I can do that for you.
… Bob Biagi, 16 July, 2017 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

 
Correction
I apologize. The two photos on 07/15/2017 are the same insect.

I am a photographer and do not collect them.

Before running out the door this morning, I quickly tried to locate an image that had somewhat of a dorsal view. I inadvertently added an earlier photo of a different specimen.

I corrected the date. Is there anything else that I can do?
… Walter B. Klockers, 16 July, 2017 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

 
OK
Thanks for making those corrections! No, you don't need to do anything now. I have already un-linked and re-linked the other images and V has moved everything to the subfamily level for the expert review.
The unique shape of the abdominal segments seems to corroborate Will's suggestion below, that these are both members of the genus Parnopes, but I'm not very experienced with them. Let's see what the experts say.
… Bob Biagi, 16 July, 2017 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Cuckoo Wasp, may
Looks like a Cuckoo Wasp, maybe Panorpes?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 16 July, 2017 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

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