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Wasp on window frame - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
Copyright © 2018 Eric P Shultz

Wasp on window frame - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
Tesuque, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
October 18, 2018
Size: 16mm
Does this show enough for a species id?
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Contributed by Eric P Shultz on 19 October, 2018 - 10:31am
Last updated 19 August, 2019 - 8:59pm

Moved
Moved from Mischocyttarus.
… Matthias Buck, 19 August, 2019 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for placing this photo even when the subject is well covered by others.
… Eric P Shultz, 21 August, 2019 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 October, 2018 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Good. Thanks.
And from where you leave us, he (?) seems to belong in M. flavitarsis, at least from the perspective of an amateur beginner.
… Eric P Shultz, 20 October, 2018 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

 
Probably...
...but M. navajo may also be a possibility in your area, so I'll let the experts make the species call.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 October, 2018 - 2:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Point taken.
Good advice, thanks!
… Eric P Shultz, 21 October, 2018 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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