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Parnopes edwardsii - female

Parnopes edwardsii - Female
Marin County, California, USA
May 31, 2008
Size: 10mm
Thought people might like it, I'll move it soon. ID'd by William Ericson

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Parnopes edwardsii - female Parnopes edwardsii - female

Nice.
This image really shows the blunt-ended, lobed abdomen that is pretty diagnostic for the genus. Colors of dead chrysidids often get strange, like this specimen. In life, this species is bright metallic green or blue-green, no purple to be seen.

 
Actually all the specimens fr
Actually all the specimens from this particular collecting spot look exactly like this, some color variation. I had 20 or so specimens ID by Lynn kimsey. quite an invasive species. All were a dark purple.

 
Actually
This was surprisingly bluish when I first caught it, though not like this. I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out!

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