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Unknown wasp species - Brachygastra mellifica
Copyright © 2011 Colette Micallef

Unknown wasp species - Brachygastra mellifica
Liberty County, Texas, USA
Size: 8mm

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Contributed by Colette Micallef on 22 May, 2011 - 12:25pm
Last updated 11 November, 2020 - 11:03pm

Moved
Moved from Honey Wasps. Wing pigmentation is best visible in photo #3, but all show some orange tint to the forewings. The allied B. azteca has noticeably clearer wings (no such orange tint) and shouldn't occur nearly this far north (reaching about to Sinaloa /southern Sonora and Chihuanhua in the west and barely into Zacatecas centrally).
… Jonathan Hoskins, 11 November, 2020 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps.
… Matthias Buck, 24 January, 2013 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Possible ID?
This reminds me of Brachygastra and looks like some of the pictures under that name.
… Rob Longair, 19 August, 2011 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 25 May, 2011 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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