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Thread-waisted Wasp - Podalonia - male
Copyright © 2012 Jim Moore

Thread-waisted Wasp - Podalonia - Male
Mountain Meadows Reservoir area next to Westwood, elevation 5050ft, Lassen County, California, USA
September 19, 2011
Size: Body length 14.5mm
Perhaps Genus Podalonia - a Cutworm Wasp? (1)
My thanks for any further ID help!

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Contributed by Jim Moore on 20 March, 2012 - 1:19am
Last updated 20 March, 2012 - 11:07am

Moved
Moved from Thread-waisted Wasps.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 March, 2012 - 11:07am

Correct!
Yes, a male in the genus Podalonia. Nice images!
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 March, 2012 - 11:05am

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