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Chalcidoid wasp–genus Brachymeria? - Brachymeria ovata
Copyright © 2020 Jim Moore1

Chalcidoid wasp–genus Brachymeria? - Brachymeria ovata
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
November 21, 2020
Size: 6 mm?

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Chalcidoid wasp–genus Brachymeria? - Brachymeria ovata Chalcidoid wasp–genus Brachymeria? - Brachymeria ovata Chalcidoid wasp–genus Brachymeria? - Brachymeria ovata
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Contributed by Jim Moore1 on 21 November, 2020 - 3:56pm
Last updated 21 November, 2020 - 5:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 November, 2020 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

Hylaeus modestus / modest masked bee
This is a Hylaeus modestus, commonly known generally as the modest masked bee or yellow-faced bee.
… stilltryingtofocus, 21 November, 2020 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks, but I don't think so – not with the massive hind legs shown in my photos.
… Jim Moore1, 21 November, 2020 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely a chalcid
I second your genus guess, and believe you can move it there. This is not a modest masked bee. Please, if you are not sure of your IDs, don’t say it so definitely
… BugIdentifier, 21 November, 2020 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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