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Unidentified spider wasp with tricolored legs - Exetastes fornicator - female
Copyright © 2019 Julie Craves

Unidentified spider wasp with tricolored legs - Exetastes fornicator - Female
Lodi Twp., Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
June 12, 2019
On Zizia, golden alexanders.

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Unidentified spider wasp with tricolored legs - Exetastes fornicator - female Unidentified spider wasp with tricolored legs - Exetastes fornicator - female Unidentified spider wasp with tricolored legs - Exetastes fornicator - female
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Contributed by Julie Craves on 14 June, 2019 - 7:18am
Last updated 16 June, 2019 - 11:10pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Biagi, 16 June, 2019 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.

OK, I found it. (north-eastern range) This is a new data point for Michigan.
This a female with a very short ovipositor.
… Bob Biagi, 16 June, 2019 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Behavior (wing-flicking) was so similar to spider wasp that I did not give serious consideration to other families. Thanks again. I have seen another since on our property.
… Julie Craves, 17 June, 2019 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

Ichneumon Wasp
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