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Tiphid wasp - Myzinum quinquecinctum - female
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Tiphid wasp - Myzinum quinquecinctum - Female
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 12, 2006
Nectaring on Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata).
Contributed by Steve Scott on 31 July, 2006 - 2:50pm
Last updated 8 April, 2017 - 5:31pm

Moved
Moved from Myzinum.

6 abdominal segments = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 31 March, 2017 - 8:08pm

Note Pollinium on meso-tarsus (and fore tarsus?)
Great shot! Mike
… Mike Quinn, 1 November, 2006 - 5:32pm

Wow.
Great shot of a female Myzinum sp.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 August, 2006 - 3:24pm

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