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Field Notes

Notes:

I think this may be a solitary wasp that has been overtaken by some form of parasitic fungi. Sphecidae. Someone else couldn't identify their specimen (see reference link) someone in the USA thought a similar one was Aporinellus sp. http://bugguide.net/node/view/345347/bgpage

Reference Links:

Unknown grey wasp | Wasps - Unknown | Insect Gallery

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
BugEric
This is simply a species in the family Sphecidae. Many of them are covered in short, metallic hairs or scales like this.

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PublishedDecember 3, 2012

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