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Gasteruption sp.
This wasp was very delicate looking while flying. It's very long and narrow with black and gray coloring. It has a very thin "waist" and neck as well as a long, red-striped abdomen. This one has a long ovipositor. Eyes are very red! The rear legs have a leaf-footed appearance. "Gasteruption have a characteristic hovering flight with the swollen metatibiae hanging down so that the insect resembles a helicopter carrying a large load on a cable."
Buckwheat in chaparral.
Hi Sckel, yes these flowers are some of the few in bloom right now in the chaparral and are very attractive to bugs!
Thank you Lauren!
Spotted on Mar 3, 2014
Submitted on Mar 4, 2014
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