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flying - Diplazon laetatorius
Copyright © 2008 tash

flying - Diplazon laetatorius
Fort Meade, Maryland, USA
May 24, 2008
there are a few of these flying around my garden. the neighbor kid kept saying they were bumble bees which they are clearly not. This one landed on my rose bush long enough for me to get a few shots of it. otherwise they seem fairly camera shy.

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Contributed by tash on 24 May, 2008 - 8:50pm
Last updated 9 June, 2010 - 6:10pm

Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… John R. Maxwell, 27 September, 2009 - 9:44pm

Moved
Moved from Black/White w/Orange legs, Dot on Back, White on antennae.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 September, 2008 - 8:52am

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