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Small black wasp with a red abdomen - Sphecodes
Copyright © 2012 Bob Webster

Small black wasp with a red abdomen - Sphecodes
Missouri Mountain, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
September 13, 2012
It was at 11,800 ft elevation.
Contributed by Bob Webster on 14 September, 2012 - 9:13am
Last updated 15 September, 2012 - 1:01am

Comments

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 15 September, 2012 - 1:01am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 14 September, 2012 - 6:17pm

Likely Sphecodes?
Hind legs don't look quite hairy enough to be a red Lasioglossum...
… Keng-Lou James Hung, 14 September, 2012 - 6:16pm

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