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Unidentified Wasp - Sphecidae? - Chalybion californicum
Copyright © 2010 Michael Hawk

Unidentified Wasp - Sphecidae? - Chalybion californicum
Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
December 5, 2010
Size: around 1,5 to 2 inches
Was aggressively feeding on tiny beetle-like insects as seen in the photos.

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Unidentified Wasp - Sphecidae? - Chalybion californicum Unidentified Wasp - Sphecidae? - Chalybion californicum
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Contributed by Michael Hawk on 5 December, 2010 - 6:28pm
Last updated 10 September, 2014 - 7:32am

Moved
Moved from Blue Mud Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 10 September, 2014 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 6 December, 2010 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Two possibilities on the wasp:
Chlorion aerarium (1) or Chalybion californicum the blue mudauber (2) - they look real similar. Nice Photos!
… Jim Moore, 5 December, 2010 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Not sure about the wasp, but
the little critters are aphids.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 December, 2010 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

Aphids
It might be eating aphids, or eating the "honeydew" they excrete.
… John F. Carr, 5 December, 2010 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

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