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Tiny Wasp - Atomacera decepta - female
Copyright © 2012 Tim Turner

Tiny Wasp - Atomacera decepta - Female
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
July 6, 2012
On leaf of Hibiscus moscheutos.

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Tiny Wasp - Atomacera decepta - female Tiny Wasp - Atomacera decepta
Contributed by Tim Turner on 9 August, 2012 - 1:38pm
Last updated 30 November, 2013 - 6:19pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Carlson, 10 August, 2012 - 11:02am

Argidae
Atomacera decepta Rohwer, female. Hibiscus sawfly.
… Dave Smith, 10 August, 2012 - 7:49am

 
On Hibiscus
so Hibiscus Sawfly sounds good to me (and looks right too).
… Tim Turner, 10 August, 2012 - 2:47pm

Arge, i presume
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… v belov, 9 August, 2012 - 1:52pm

 
So I saw a sawfly
Thank you for the ID v belov.
… Tim Turner, 9 August, 2012 - 2:04pm

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