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Field Notes

Description:

A wasp does not get more beautiful than this one. It's too small so I couldn't make better photos but simply it's a glittery green color with dark red eyes which looks like a jewelry wasp.

Habitat:

Backyard bushes

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
FaredinAliyevski
John La Salle, thank you! That's a great help and yes it's hard to see those details because I guess it's one of the smallest wasps, only 3-4mms. I will check which ones are found in my area.
John La Salle
Chalcidoidea This is a lovely little chalcid wasp (so many of them are just beautiful). I am pretty sure that this is a Pteromalidae (although hard to count antennal and tarsal segments to make 100% sure). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteromalidae http://bugguide.net/node/view/16408
FaredinAliyevski
Oh thanks for correcting me, I can't the second pair of wings but this one of course is a wasp. I just got too many tiny flies so I mixed up this one with them. The body structure and the antenna lack of fly mouth parts tell it's a wasp.
LaurenZarate
This looks more like a wasp. I think I see a hint of a second pair of wings in the second picture....

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013

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