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Unknown fig wasp - Sycoscapter - female
Copyright © 2019 Lisa Anne Gonzalez

Unknown fig wasp - Sycoscapter - Female
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 1, 2015
These wasps are fairly common in Malaise traps across LA County. This one was collected right outside of City Hall in Downtown LA.
Contributed by Lisa Gonzalez on 17 January, 2019 - 2:51pm
Last updated 17 January, 2019 - 4:34pm

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Moved from ID Request. Very cool wasp!
… Aaron Hunt, 17 January, 2019 - 4:34pm

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