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Encyrtidae? - Dicarnosis erythrocephala
Copyright © 2021 Jake Nitta

Encyrtidae? - Dicarnosis erythrocephala
Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
April 29, 2021
Size: ~2mm
IDed on iNaturalist

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Contributed by Jake Nitta on 29 April, 2021 - 9:27pm
Last updated 1 July, 2021 - 12:59am

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitoid Apocrita).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 April, 2021 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Spectacular!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 April, 2021 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

 
that's an understatement!
for both the photo and the wasp.
… Steve Scholnick, 29 April, 2021 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you both for the ID and the complement! Normally I don't photograph anything other then ants but I'm glad I did, it's a very pretty insect. This was IDed as Dicarnosis erythrocephala on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75731994
… Jake Nitta, 30 April, 2021 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

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