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Wasp - Orussus occidentalis - female
Copyright © 2018 Gary Alpert

Wasp - Orussus occidentalis - Female
16 km SE Flagstaff, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
June 6, 2017
bottom of ravine, WP 244, 1942 m, 35° 10' 17.7"N 111° 30' 50.1"W, SLAM Trap # 2 (6 days), Collectors: Gary Alpert
Deposited in the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) for the National Park Service

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Wasp - Orussus occidentalis - female Wasp - Orussus occidentalis - female Wasp - Orussus occidentalis - female
Contributed by Gary Alpert on 9 July, 2018 - 2:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 9 July, 2018 - 3:15pm

Female - Parasitic Wood Wasp
Ovipositor = ♀
Looks like...
Orussus occidentalis: (western)
… Bob Biagi, 9 July, 2018 - 3:07pm

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