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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Long-waisted Paper Wasps (Mischocyttarus) » Mexican Paper Wasp (Mischocyttarus mexicanus) » Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola
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ID Request - Mischocyttarus mexicanus
Copyright © 2010 Rick Shackleton

ID Request - Mischocyttarus mexicanus
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
October 19, 2010
Size: 2 in.
Not a very good shot of the wasp but it does give a dorsal view.

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Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica) - parasitized - Manduca rustica ID Request - Cotesia congregata ID Request - Mischocyttarus mexicanus
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Contributed by Rick Shackleton on 24 October, 2010 - 3:01pm
Last updated 21 January, 2013 - 5:32pm

Moved
Moved from Mischocyttarus phthisicus.
… Matthias Buck, 21 January, 2013 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mischocyttarus.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2012 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rustic Sphinx.
… John R. Maxwell, 22 November, 2010 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

Should this be posted with the paper wasp
or the caterpillar, or the parasitoids?
… john and jane balaban, 25 October, 2010 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Location
My main intent was the caterpillar. I just found it interesting on how the parasites and wasp took advantage of the host.
… Rick Shackleton, 31 October, 2010 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Rick Shackleton, 24 October, 2010 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

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