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Smooth-headed Mummy Wasp (Aleiodes politiceps)
Photo#200573
Copyright © 2008
Bobby Grizzard
Small wasp -- Braconidae? -
Aleiodes politiceps
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 11, 2008
Size: 1cm
Very active at my porch light. I chilled it to take a few shots, but it is a pretty small wasp so it was hard to get good ones.
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Contributed by
Bobby Grizzard
on 12 July, 2008 - 2:10am
Last updated 9 December, 2009 - 10:47pm
Aleiodes politiceps (Gahan) -- det. S.R. Shaw
Moved from
Braconid Wasps
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v belov
, 9 December, 2009 - 10:47pm
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Wow
I never expected this one to make it to species. Thanks.
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Bobby Grizzard
, 10 December, 2009 - 3:00am
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u've got the fam. ID right
i'm afraid i can't go beyond this point :-[
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v belov
, 12 July, 2008 - 11:16am
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