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Copyright © 2013
Stanley
Thynnid Wasp -
Myzinum
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Riverside Park, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
September 7, 2013
Size: ca. 2.5 cm
Foraging on Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea)
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Contributed by
Stanley
on 14 September, 2013 - 12:44pm
Last updated 2 April, 2017 - 12:53am
frotalis
is the yellow characteristic of frontalis? or are other species also this color? thank you
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Bob McCall
, 3 September, 2020 - 6:26am
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Yes
However, both genders of
Myzinum frontalis
have clear wings.
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Bob Biagi
, 3 September, 2020 - 9:17am
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Female - Odd-ball
This one seems to have characters of more than one species and she has some very unique leg-coloring patterns. We will have to keep her at the genus level, for now.
I asked Dr. Kimsey about this female and this is what she said:
"Bob, you've got me baffled on this one. I've never seen a NA species with wings this dark."
Note, the females of
Myzinum obscurum
have very dark wings, but the legs are not colored and the bodies, heads and antennae don't have very much yellow coloring on them.
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Bob Biagi
, 9 April, 2017 - 12:27pm
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John S. Ascher
, 14 September, 2013 - 12:46pm
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