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Wasp: 05-14-2013.0256 - Symmorphus albomarginatus

Wasp: 05-14-2013.0256 - Symmorphus albomarginatus
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
May 14, 2013
Need help with ID for this small wasp.

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Wasp: 05-14-2013.0256 - Symmorphus albomarginatus Wasp: 05-14-2013.0256 - Symmorphus albomarginatus

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Symmorphus sp.
Robust body proportions and dark violet wings suggest S. albomarginatus rather than S. canadensis. But waiting for Dr Buck's confirmation or correction is safer.
Ironically, despite the quality of this close-up, I'm unable to sex this specimen with certainty, for Symmorphus males lack the antennal "hooks" present in most Eumenine genera. And since neither face nor tip of the abdomen are visible...

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