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Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana)
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Copyright © 2009
Chris Harper
Isodontia mexicana, Grass-carrier wasp. -
Isodontia mexicana
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
August 30, 2009
Size: 1.25"
This wasp was visiting a flowering sedum in company with a variety of other insects.
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Contributed by
Chris Harper
on 2 September, 2009 - 9:29am
Last updated 3 September, 2009 - 11:06am
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Chris Harper
, 3 September, 2009 - 11:06am
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Grass-carrier
Grass-carrier wasp,
Isodontia mexicana
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Eric R. Eaton
, 2 September, 2009 - 10:14am
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Grass-carrier wasp
Thanks for the prompt ID. Is it possible to recognize gender? Is this individual a male or a female of the species?
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Chris Harper
, 2 September, 2009 - 10:53am
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Tough call.
I'd say this is a female, though. Males have brushes of hairs on the underside of the abdomen. You can also count antennal segments. Males have more than females (but I forget the number, sorry).
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Eric R. Eaton
, 2 September, 2009 - 12:13pm
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Thanks for the information.
I'll check some of my other images of this individual...and perhaps do a site/literature search, now that I know what to look for to confirm the gender of this species.
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Chris Harper
, 2 September, 2009 - 2:02pm
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