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Figitidae

Figitidae
16 km SE Flagstaff, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
May 28, 2019
Bottom of ravine, 1947 m, 35° 10' 10.5"N 111° 30' 52.9"W, SLAM #4 (7 days) Collectors: Gary Alpert, Mark Szydlo
Deposited in the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) for the National Park Service

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Figitidae Figitidae Figitidae

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This is a member ...
... of the family Figitidae, which belongs in the Cynipoidea (the superfamily that includes the gall wasps). Most figitids are parasitoids of flies, but this MAY be an anacharitine, a group that attacks Neuroptera.

You sure take some gorgeous pictures.

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