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Unsure - Myrmosa - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Unsure - Myrmosa - Male Female
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 2, 2009
Sorry about the quality of the image, but to me it seemed odd enough to venture a post.

I'm not sure if these are wasps or sawflies, or if they're even the same species. At first, because the two individuals look so different from each other - the smaller reddish individual appears to have no wings - I wasn't sure what was going on. After a while, however, I got the feeling the smaller reddish individual might be trying to mate with the larger black individual. Any suggestions?

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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 12 October, 2009 - 4:24pm
Last updated 12 August, 2010 - 10:05pm

Moved
Moved from Myrmosidae.
… John S. Ascher, 12 August, 2010 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 13 October, 2009 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Or maybe
the black one was laying eggs in/on the red one?

Or some wasps like Bethylidae (not an ID) have a large difference in gender?
… John R. Maxwell, 12 October, 2009 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Myrmosidae (wasps)
This is definitely a mating pair, the male being winged while the female wingless.
… George Waldren, 13 October, 2009 - 1:54am login or register to post comments

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