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Square-headed wasp

Lestica sp.

Photo by Ingrid3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

small wasp, partial lateral yellow strips, bumpy head with three prominent eye spots and very large eyes laterally

Habitat:

Perched on the grass stem in a meadow

Notes:

This is my second posting of this Genus of wasp, the antennae are clearer in this photo and so are the amazing hairs all over its body.

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PublishedOctober 24, 2013

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