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Mutillid-like wasp - Psorthaspis legata
Copyright © 2020 A. Bosworth

Mutillid-like wasp - Psorthaspis legata
Avinger , Cass County, Texas, USA
September 18, 2020
Size: 1/2”
Following a black carpenter ant trail in the East Texas forest, this banded wing, mutillid-like wasp (colorfully marked abdomen) was interacting with the carpenter ants. It appeared to be searching along with stopping in depressed/hole areas. A winged mutillid would be a male, but this one’s behavior would suggest a female predatory wasp. Velvet ant mimicry?

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Contributed by A. Bosworth on 19 September, 2020 - 11:45am
Last updated 21 September, 2020 - 10:27pm

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Moved from Psorthaspis.
… Nick Fensler, 21 September, 2020 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

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P. legata?
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