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Tiny Wasp - Sceliphron caementarium
Copyright © 2023 Lynn Murphy

Tiny Wasp - Sceliphron caementarium
Portal, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 2, 2023
This very tiny wasp was investigating a hole in a seed pod of an Agave. The habitat was a desert. I took the picture at 4:00 p.m.
Would anyone be able to ID it for me? Thank you. Lynn Murphy
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Contributed by Lynn Murphy on 12 July, 2023 - 1:12pm
Last updated 12 July, 2023 - 2:51pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 July, 2023 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

hmmm...tiny? looks like Sceliphron caementarium to me...
...but that's a large one
wait for the experts
… v belov, 12 July, 2023 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp
It might have appeared to be tiny since it was so high up
on a long stalk of an Agave. You're probably right with
your ID. Thank you.
… Lynn Murphy, 12 July, 2023 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

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