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Cricket-hunting wasp - Liris argentatus - female

Cricket-hunting wasp - Liris argentatus - Female
New London County, Connecticut, USA
May 28, 2020
Have observed this wasp stinging and dragging crickets into her nest. She flies very low and skips on the ground.
She’s a dark bluish black, but not metallic. Her head is square with large eyes. Her abdomen has white stripes but they’re only visible at certain angles? Or dependent on her position?

I don’t know her exact size, but I submitted a request to ID her in the past. One photo shows her with the cricket, for size reference.
Thanks :)

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