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Auplopus
Photo#224336
Copyright © 2008
Phil Huntley-Franck
Small blue wasp with clear wings -
Auplopus
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 15, 2008
Size: approx. 1/2 inch
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Contributed by
Phil Huntley-Franck
on 12 September, 2008 - 5:55pm
Last updated 2 October, 2008 - 6:01pm
Auplopus sp.
The metallic blue Auplopus species are quite variable, so it is very difficult to assign a species to this. I'd lean toward A. architectus metallica, though, as that seemed to be the most common species in Oregon when I lived there.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 12 September, 2008 - 8:49pm
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