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Small Wasp on Small Chamaesyce flowers
Copyright © 2011 Aaron Schusteff

Small Wasp on Small Chamaesyce flowers
Coyote Mountains, just north of town of Ocotillo, Imperial County, California, USA
February 20, 2011
Size: BL less than 2mm

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 27 February, 2011 - 4:50pm
Last updated 27 February, 2011 - 5:54pm

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… Aaron Schusteff, 27 February, 2011 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

Subfamily Aphidiinae (Braconi
Subfamily Aphidiinae (Braconidae)
… Victor Kolyada, 27 February, 2011 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much, Victor
Aphidiinae looks good (e.g. see this post). Perhaps they were searching for aphids rather than feeding on pollen and/or nectar. Or perhaps both! There does seem to be a goodly amount of pollen around the mouthparts in this shot:-)

PS: If it's possible to determine male vs female from the image, please let me know and I'll include that in the post. Thanks again :-)
… Aaron Schusteff, 27 February, 2011 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

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