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wasp of some sort - Phobocampe - female
Copyright © 2010 Lonny

wasp of some sort - Phobocampe - Female
Minot/ Roosevelt park, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
May 31, 2010
Size: aprox. 1cm

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Contributed by Lonny on 4 June, 2010 - 8:21pm

Moved
This genus attacks early instar lepidopterous larvae, so it wouldn't be ovipositing in the leaf. This view shows the strongly inclivous forewing 1cu-a (nervulus) vein which is one of the characters diagnostic for Phobocampe.

Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 4 June, 2010 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID.
So what is it doing with its abdomen on the leaf? When I photographed it it seemed to be caught on the leaf, and when I had finished photographing it I attempted to brush it off the leaf to free it from whatever it was caught on, but it seemed to be attached by its abdomen tip to the leaf and I left it be after one or two attempts so as not to harm it.
… Lonny, 4 June, 2010 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Dunno
I am not sure what might have been going on. I think the abdomen would be in a different position than that during oviposition.
… Bob Carlson, 4 June, 2010 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Alright, thanks.
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… Lonny, 4 June, 2010 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

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