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Anoplius americanus americanus
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Copyright © 2014
Tim Turner
Wasp on Milkweed -
Anoplius americanus
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
July 14, 2014
Photographed on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), where this wasp was actively searching for something while crawling on the tops of the leaves, up and down the stem.
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Tim Turner
on 19 July, 2014 - 12:12am
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