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Cuckoo Wasp - Chrysis

Cuckoo Wasp - Chrysis
Port Williams Beach, Sequim, Clallam County, Washington, USA
June 5, 2010
Size: ~1 cm (excluding legs)
We saw a few of these Cuckoo Wasps scuttling along beach logs, apparently tapping with their antennae.

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Moved
Moved from Chrysidinae.

Chrysis
This should be moved to the genus Chrysis but I am afraid that despite of such good photos the species will remain unidentified. It seems like a member of the Chrysis ignita (treated as C. coreulans sp. gr. in older US literature) species group and identifying species of this group is difficult even with actual specimen at hand.

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo Wasps.

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