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Blue Mud Wasp

Photo by IanLine
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Field Notes

Description:

25mm long

Species ID Suggestions

Steel Blue Cricket Hunter (male)

Chlorion aerarium

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BugEric
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Comments (3)
bayucca
Thanks, Eric, for your input!
BugEric
Too brightly metallic to be a Chalybion. Width of head too great as well.
bayucca
Looks like a Chalybion sp., Chalybion zimmermanni?? http://bugguide.net/node/view/723587 Please, verify, I am not sure and wasps are not really my thing..., take it as a hint... http://bugguide.net/node/view/5457/bgpage

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedJune 9, 2013

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