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Black Wasp (I think?) - Isodontia mexicana
Copyright © 2020 Richard Locke

Black Wasp (I think?) - Isodontia mexicana
CONROE, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
July 24, 2020
I thought it was a fly at first but sure looks like a wasp. Thanks for help with an ID or general category anyway.
Contributed by Dick Locke on 1 August, 2020 - 9:35pm
Last updated 12 February, 2021 - 5:13am

Moved
Moved from Grass-carrying Wasps.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 12 February, 2021 - 5:13am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 August, 2020 - 9:55pm

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